Your NW3C Training Can Help You Earn a College Degree Faster
You already know your NW3C courses give you practical, field-tested training that prepares you to excel in your current field — or move on to a new one.
Now your NW3C training can help you earn a bachelor’s or master’s degree in criminal justice, cyber security, or government at Liberty University faster and more affordably.
More than 40% of NW3C’s training courses can be translated into prior life assessment or college credit at Liberty University. And your NW3C membership qualifies you for a 25% discount on all of Liberty’s more than 600 online degrees.
Keep learning in a format you know works for you. Study 100% online, 24/7, on your computer, tablet, or phone through Liberty University.
What Can a Degree Do For You?
- Help you gain a new skill set
- Differentiate you from your peers
- Prepare you for a career after retirement
- Make you more eligible for promotion
- Give you a competitive advantage
- Equip you with tools you can use in agency or federal law enforcement positions
Looking for a degree related to your field?
- Business (A.A., B.S., M.B.A., D.B.A.)
- Counseling (A.A., B.S., M.A., E.D.D.)
- Criminal or Forensic Psychology (B.S., M.S.)
- Criminal Justice (A.A., B.S., M.A., M.S., Ph.D., Grad certificate)
- Cyber Security (B.S., M.S.)
- Homeland Security (B.S., M.S., Ph.D.)
- National Security (B.S., M.S.)
- Public Policy (M.A., Ph.D.)
Ready to use your experience to influence others?
- Accounting Leadership (M.S.)
- Business Administration – Leadership (B.S., M.B.A., D.B.A.)
- Criminal Justice Leadership (Ph.D.)
- Doctor of Strategic Leadership (D.S.L.)
- Education: Organizational Leadership (Ph.D.)
- Executive Leadership (M.A.)
- Public Policy Leadership (M.A.)
Which NW3C courses can transfer to Liberty?
Earn elective or partial credit toward an undergraduate criminal justice course with these NW3C courses:
Earn full credit (3 hours) toward an undergraduate government course or partial credit toward a government elective with these NW3C courses:
Earn partial credit toward an undergraduate cyber security class with these NW3C courses:
Earn partial credit toward a graduate cyber security class with these NW3C courses:
Earn partial or full credit toward graduate cyber security classes with the NW3C courses:
As an accredited Christian college with a 7,000+-acre campus in Lynchburg, Va. and a worldwide campus online, Liberty University offers an education that is both academically challenging and rooted in a commitment to integrity.
No matter what kind of degree you’re looking for, use your training and life experience to earn it faster.
Student Testimonial
“Getting a graduate degree, particularly through Liberty, with the biblical worldview, provides a platform for not only current professional development, but also post-professional life… It affords me an opportunity to continue to progress, whether it be in law enforcement or some other executive role, and it provides me a foundation to continue making a positive impact in the environment that I’m in.”
Chief David Hess, Roxboro Police Dept., N.C.
2018 IACP 40 Under 40 Awardee
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Military Benefits
Are you an active-duty service member, military veteran, Department of Defense employee, or military spouse?
Apply your 25% NW3C discount* to our already low military rates, and pay just $188/credit hour for undergraduate classes and $206/credit hour for graduate classes. Fill out the Request for Information form at the top of this page to learn more.
*Please note that the NW3C discount cannot be combined with Liberty’s First Responder or FBINAA discounts. Willmington School of the Bible students are not eligible for the discount.
Tuition rates may change annually. For the most current information, please visit our LU Tuition Cost page.
Accreditation
Liberty University is a nonprofit university and is accredited through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). It also holds some of the highest programmatic accreditation through industry-specific accrediting bodies.
Academic Excellence for Cyber Defense Education
Liberty University has been designated a National Security Agency and Department of Homeland Security Center of Academic Excellence for Cyber Defense Education (NSA/DHS CAE-CDE) for the Bachelor of Science in Information Technology with Data Networking and Security specialization.
Liberty plans to submit other cybersecurity programs for this designation over the next two years.
We are widely recognized as a top university for affordability, accessibility, and academic quality.









