{"id":5474,"date":"2023-12-07T16:42:51","date_gmt":"2023-12-07T16:42:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=5474"},"modified":"2025-02-04T13:39:12","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T18:39:12","slug":"criminal-justice-pathway-gives-high-school-students-head-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2023\/12\/07\/criminal-justice-pathway-gives-high-school-students-head-start\/","title":{"rendered":"Criminal Justice Pathway Gives High School Students Head Start"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column5474_1ea40f-1b > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column5474_1ea40f-1b > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column5474_1ea40f-1b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column5474_1ea40f-1b > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column5474_1ea40f-1b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column5474_1ea40f-1b > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column5474_1ea40f-1b > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column5474_1ea40f-1b{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column5474_1ea40f-1b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column5474_1ea40f-1b > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column5474_1ea40f-1b dynamic-main-col\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\">\n<p>Now in its third year, the Criminal Justice Pathway has become one of the most popular pathways in the Appoquinimink School District\u2019s Career Technical Education (CTE) initiative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Open to students at Middletown, Appoquinimink,&nbsp;and Odessa high schools, the pathway enables students to receive articulated credit at Wilmington University upon graduation.&nbsp;The credits help students save time and money in earning their degrees and launching careers in the criminal justice system, including law enforcement, corrections, and the courts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Criminal Justice Pathway is one of the top requested pathways in the district and currently has 310 students. 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