Division of Investigative and Protective Services

Division Chair: Lyle B. Fortenot · Wing A, Room A-215 · ext. 2910

The Division of Investigative and Protective Services prepares students for entry into insurance fraud investigation, private investigation, casino table operations, plasma and blood center operations, and related fields. Programs are located in Wing A, Floor 2. Division Chair Lyle B. Fortenot oversees instructional programs and maintains the division's advisory relationships with regional industry partners.

The Associate of Applied Science in Insurance Fraud Investigation (62 credit hours, four semesters) is the division's flagship credential. It covers claims investigation methodology, statement taking, scene documentation, medical record review, surveillance law and limits, and referral procedures for the Ohio Department of Insurance Fraud Division. Graduates who subsequently complete two years of documented field experience become eligible to sit for the Certified Insurance Fraud Investigator examination; the examination is not administered by the College.

The Technical Diploma in Private Investigation (32 credit hours, three semesters) prepares students for Ohio private investigator licensure under ORC 4749.03. The statute requires two years of qualifying experience in addition to the credential; students are advised to review the statute prior to enrollment. The Technical Certificate in Casino Table Operations (16 credit hours, one semester) covers dealing procedure for blackjack, craps, roulette, and carnival games, including Ohio Casino Control Commission licensure preparation. Licensure requires the applicant to be 21 years of age. The Technical Certificate in Plasma and Blood Center Operations (18 credit hours, two semesters) covers donor screening, phlebotomy, plasmapheresis machine operation, cold chain management, and FDA and AABB compliance documentation.

Instructional settings include an interview and statement suite used for evidence-based interviewing practice, subject roleplay, and recorded statement review; a records and microfilm research laboratory for document retrieval, insurance record analysis, and public records research; and a casino table laboratory equipped for live-action dealing instruction under conditions approximating licensed floor environments. Two additional programs — Fine Art Handling and Collection Security, and Guardianship and Fiduciary Support Services — are pending programmatic accreditation review and are not currently enrolling students.

Graduates of the Private Investigation program are not licensed upon completion of the credential alone. Completion of the Casino Table Operations program does not itself confer eligibility for a Key Employee or Gaming Employee license under Ohio law; applicants must apply directly to the Ohio Casino Control Commission and meet all statutory requirements independently.

Programs

Suspended and teach-out programs are not accepting applications. Enrolled students are taught out under the published teach-out plan, available from the Registrar. Programs approved by the Board of Trustees and pending accreditor action are listed separately at Proposed Programs.