Albertus & Team Training Associates Create Public Safety Degree Pathway
Streamlines Transition to Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree Program
Signing ceremony: (l-r seated): Albertus President Dr. Marc M. Camille and TTA President Dr. Eric Murray; (l-r standing): Associate Professor John Lawrie, Assistant Professor James T. Scott, and Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty Dr. Sean P. O’Connell.
New Haven, Conn., April 20, 2022 – Albertus Magnus College and Team Training Associates, LLC (TTA) of Thompson, Conn., have signed a partnership agreement to streamline the transition to a bachelor’s or master’s degree program for TTA-certified public safety leaders. The partnership will facilitate pathways towards degree completion for public safety practitioners, earning the degrees of Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, Master of Science in Criminal Justice, Corrections Concentration, and Master of Science in Criminal Justice, Juvenile Justice Concentration.
“Albertus Magnus College is already a leader in this arena. Adding this unique opportunity for our law enforcement and emergency response managers only increases their effectiveness as leaders,” said Assistant Professor James T. Scott, M.A.S., the faculty advisor for Criminal Justice who is an Albertus alum as well as a retired Sergeant from the Connecticut State and (retired) Master Sergeant, Army National Guard. “At Albertus, students will be able to build upon a values-based education that provides the critical skills needed to respond and solve challenges.”
TTA offers a Public Safety Leadership Academy is a five-day (40-hour) course, covering a wide range of leadership topics such as effective communication, leadership analytics, and employee engagement. Other eligible TAA programs include the Certificate of Supervisory Leadership (40-hours), Certificate of Strategic Leadership (40-hours), and the Public Safety Command College (80-hours). Each includes a rigorous classroom curriculum, case study analysis, and comprehensive experiential learning components – hands-on learning which aligns with the teaching philosophy at Albertus Magnus College.
The added-value of real life experience is something that differentiates Albertus Magnus College from other institutions of higher learning. All of our full-time faculty retired after working 20-years in law enforcement. Additionally, they earned their graduate degrees while working full-time – thus, making our faculty uniquely qualified to support adult students.
About Albertus Magnus College
Founded in 1925, Albertus is a coeducational Catholic College in the Dominican tradition. Albertus' values- and liberal arts-based education is recognized by external rankings such as US News & World Report, Money, and The New York Times, and has been named a Top 10 Military Friendly School. For ten consecutive years, at least 95% of Albertus graduates have attained employment or gone on to graduate studies within six months of completing their degrees. The College has an enrollment of approximately 1,300 students across its traditional undergraduate, accelerated adult undergraduate, and graduate program levels. Proud to enroll a student body where nearly half of its undergraduate students receive Federal Pell Grants and are first-generation college goers, Albertus is known for its innovative curricular offerings, recently launching new Bachelor's degree programs in Nursing, including BSN and Connecticut's first LPN-to-BSN; General Health Sciences; Interdisciplinary Studies; and Public Health.
Among its graduate offerings is the State of Connecticut's only Master of Arts in Art Therapy and Counseling program, and it is just one of three schools to offer a Master of Science in Human Services. In 2025-26, Albertus is celebrating its historic 100th Anniversary and completing implementation of the Albertus 2025: Lighting the Way to a Second Century strategic plan, with a bold vision to "be a destination liberal arts-based college, distinguished in its interdisciplinary and experiential approach to education, rooted in Dominican values, that prepares students for lifelong civic engagement and success." To learn more, please visit albertus.edu.