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At Everest, you're here because you want to be. You're here for career education and to get on with your life. It's a decision that deserves respect. Employers hire Everest graduates because they recognize the quality of education we provide. They understand that our graduates have the kind of career education it takes to succeed in their chosen profession.
The Largo campus is conveniently located where the North McMullen Booth Road and Enterprise Road East intersect. The physical facility incorporates 30,734 square-feet of classrooms, laboratories, library, staff and faculty offices, tutor room, student and employee lounges, storage areas, and lobby.
The Associate of Science degree in Criminal Justice provides a broad understanding of the criminal justice system and introduces law and legal procedures, along with criminal evidence and criminology.
The Bachelor of Science degree in Criminal Justice enhances the study of the criminal justice system and expands into areas such as gang activity, drug operations and criminal justice management.
The Paralegal program is designed to prepare students to enter the legal field as a legal assistant or paralegal. The program prepares future paralegals to research legal issues, draft legal documents, prepare pleadings, summarize documents, organize trial notebooks and interview clients.
The program also focuses on another aspect of the legal field, contracts. Students learn about the formation of contracts, breach of contracts and remedies for the breach of contracts. Estate planning, wills, trusts, estate taxes, estate sales, joint tenancy and judicial determination of death are also covered.
In addition, the program also covers family law and criminal law. Family law specializes in divorce, separation, custody, adoption, guardianship and community property. In criminal law, students learn about defining common law, statutory crimes and punishment, classification of crimes, principles of liability by specific defenses and basic criminal procedure concepts.