It's never too late to get the degree you want—take it from 1 new Alabama resident

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Florence police officer Katie McFerran, formerly of Colorado Springs, Colorado, and an alumna of Columbia Southern University CSU, an online university based in Orange Beach, Alabama, standing next to her patrol vehicle — Columbia Southern University alumna Katie McFerran relocated with her family from Colorado to Alabama, where she now serves the Florence Police Department. (CSU)

In 2024, Katie McFerran was a wife, mom and experienced police detective living in Colorado when she started a criminal justice degree program.

When she and her husband, Jason, relocated their family here to Alabama later that year, she was able to move her studies with them, thanks to the flexibility of her online coursework through Columbia Southern University (CSU), based in Orange Beach.

Now, she’s completed her program to earn a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice administration, bringing this knowledge and nearly a decade of law enforcement experience to serve her new hometown of Florence.

Read on to learn more about why McFerran chose CSU and how it may be the perfect fit for your goals, too.

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