Aspiring to join the FBI, a Middleburgh High School senior is getting a head start on solving crimes through the partnership between MCS, Capital Region BOCES and Bryant and Stratton College.

Ayumi S. is enrolled in the Criminal Justice program on the Career and Technical Education Center – Albany Campus where she is learning about the history, theory, practices and recent developments in the field of criminal justice, as well as practicing the skills necessary for those careers. Ayumi is also taking a class at Bryant and Stratton through the Jump Start program.

“I want to pursue a career in the behavioral analysis unit of the FBI and maybe go into the special victim’s unit,” said Shaw. “I like that through BOCES and Bryant and Stratton, I am earning credits toward college.”

Ayumi said she is pursuing a career in criminal justice because she has always enjoyed helping people and wants to expand on that for her professional future.

“I want to be able to help people in their time of need. I want to help them change some things for the better,” she said.

The Middleburgh teenager said she also enjoys the fact that BOCES is giving her a solid foundation for her future.

 “I love that we are doing things in the program that are preparing me for a career that I am interested in,” she said. 

Ayumi is one of approximately 90 students enrolled in the two-year Criminal Justice program this school year. The program is for students who are preparing for careers in law enforcement, the military, law or security. 

For more information on the Criminal Justice program, visit https://www.capitalregionboces.org/career-technical-education/courses-programs/criminal-justice/.