El Paso, Texas, March 26, 2025 – El Paso Community College (EPCC) Criminal Justice Department hosted the third annual Criminal Justice Career Expo, not just for EPCC students, but for the entire community, at the Valle Verde campus Flexitorium.
The career exposition featured over 20 offices and departments in the Criminal Justice field, like the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF), El Paso County and the Doña Ana County Sheriff’s Offices, the El Paso Fire Department, the United States Secret Service, The United States Federal Probation Office, among many others. Also featured were criminal justice departments from the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), New Mexico State University (NMSU), and Park University. The Expo also featured many EPCC departments, like Fire Technology, Lambda Alpha Epsilon, the EPCC Criminal Justice Club, and the Law Enforcement Training Academy.
“Whether students are preparing to graduate and move directly into the workforce or continuing their education at a university, the expo allows students a great opportunity to visit with federal, state, and local criminal justice agencies as well as universities within our region,” EPCC Criminal Justice Professor Jeffrey Brockhoff said.
Many on hand learned about job opportunities in the Federal, State, and Local criminal justice fields, and educational opportunities in various criminal justice administrations.
“It’s a very good event, it’s good for students to learn in advance what is ahead of them, to start preparing themselves for the future, and find a career,” El Paso Police Department Officer Recruiter Carlos Arellano said. “EPCC students from the Law Enforcement Training Academy have done a great job joining our ranks, so we’re happy to be here.”
The expo was coordinated by the EPCC Criminal Justice department, and assisted by Career and Transfer Services, a group who loves to put their best foot forward when showcasing EPCC. “We love bringing events that encourage our students to further their careers, and this is a great way for the College to work with many different agencies and companies,” Career and Transfer Services Specialist Gabriel Hernandez said.
EPCC plans to hold another Criminal Justice Career Expo on April 11, 2025, 9:00 a.m. – Noon at the Paseo del Norte Hotel in downtown El Paso, featuring Law Enforcement agencies, Court Reporters, Legal Interpreters, Probation Officers, Bailiffs, and more.
For more information on the Criminal Justice Department, please visit:
https://www.epcc.edu/Academics/CriminalJustice
Photos courtesy: EPCC
EPCC student Dominik Edward, right, gets information about careers at the El Paso Police Department from officer Carlos Arellano during a Criminal Justice Expo Wednesday at the Valle Verde campus Flexitorium
James Arbogast, left, of the EPCC Law Enforcement Training Academy gives information to EPCC student Nancy Vasquez Wednesday
A variety of local, regional, state and federal Law Enforcement agencies were on site to provide information on career opportunities during a Criminal Justice Expo at the Valle Verde campus Flexitorium
EPCC criminal justice student Alek Duran stops at the U.S. Secret Service table at the Criminal Justice Expo Wednesday at the Valle Verde campus Flexitorium.
