30 Credits

Green River College is one of the few institutions that offer training to become a Fingerprint Technician. This short-term certificate can be completed in two or three quarters and includes training in the new Automatic Fingerprint Identification System (AFIS), classification, evidence presentation, court testimony preparation and basic job skill preparation. Students who earn the certificate are introduced to the field of Criminalistics and Fingerprint Technology.

Contact: Jashon Banks Sr - jbanks@greenriver.edu, Michelle Williams - mwilliams@greenriver.edu

Program Website:

Criminal Justice | https://www.greenriver.edu/students/academics/degrees-programs/criminal-justice/

Gainful Employment

Find important information about educational debt, earnings, and completion rates of students who attended these programs at https://www.greenriver.edu/consumer-information/gainful-employment-information/criminal-justice-forensic-fingerprint-tech/

Program Outcomes:

1. Give reasons for conclusions, assumptions, beliefs and hypotheses.
2. Meet obligations necessary to complete individual and group tasks.