Good universities in or near CA?

[tiltmode1]

Right now I'm attending junior college, but after I am unsure of where I want to go to get my degree in criminal justice. Can you guys reccomend me universities that have good criminal justice programs in or around California? Also, is a criminal justice degree a B.A or a B.S?

[Kimble]

Also, is a criminal justice degree a B.A or a B.S?

Don't live in or near CA, so I cannot answer your first question, but this one I can.

BA = bachelor of arts
BS = bachelor of science

Any degree major can be either a BA or BS (including Criminal Justice). What seperates the two is the amount of fine arts (art, language, theatre, etc.) classes you take for general eduation/elective versus the amount of math/science classes you take. If you take more art courses in your curriculum, you get a BA. If you take more science/math courses, you get a BS. At the end of the day, both are still a bachelor's degree in whatever field you major in.

[Cougar]

CSULA and CSULB are both affordable schools with great CJ programs in LA county. I've noticed that UCs in the LA/Orange area don't offer CJ programs and if they do it's in criminology or administration of justice

[gringoscott]

San Jose State and Sacramento State have great JS/AJ programs if you're looking a bit further north. Both universities also have great student cadet programs.