Vocational Programs for Customs and Border Protection Officers Career

The role of Customs and Border Protection Officers is to investigate and inspect persons, common carriers, goods, and merchandise, arriving in or departing from the United States or between states to detect violations of immigration and customs laws and regulations 7 vocational programs could be taken for the Customs and Border Protection Officers career.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Customs and Border Protection Officers is $5,892. The average length of the programs is 430 hours and the average completion time is 18.07 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Customs and Border Protection Officers Career

The following 7 vocational programs are required or helpful to prepare Customs and Border Protection Officers.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.

2024 Average Tuition and Completion Information for Preparing Customs and Border Protection Officers
Program Name	Number of Schools	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services	7	-	-	-	-
Criminal Justice and Corrections	9	-	-	110 Hours	28.50 Months
Criminal Justice/Police Science	435	$5,892	$631	749 Hours	7.63 Months
Law Enforcement Investigation and Interviewing	7	-	-	-	-
Critical Incident Response/Special Police Operations	1	-	-	-	-
Protective Services Operations	3	-	-	-	-
Criminalistics and Criminal Science	11	-	-	-	-

Schools offering voational programs for Customs and Border Protection Officers

The following 465 schools offer the vocational programs and courses for preparing Customs and Border Protection Officers. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.