▁Offic ers ▁and ▁non - sw orn ▁support ▁staff . ▁U D CP D ▁officers ▁have ▁full ▁authority ▁to ▁investigate ▁cr imes , ▁respond ▁to ▁calls ▁for ▁service ▁and ▁effect ▁arr ests ▁on ▁any ▁U DC ▁property . ▁OP SE M ▁and ▁the ▁U D CP D ▁are ▁under ▁the ▁command ▁of ▁Marie o ▁F oster ▁who ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁Chief ▁of ▁Police ▁and ▁Director ▁of ▁Public ▁Saf ety . ▁ ▁Academ ics ▁U DC ▁offers ▁ 6 8 ▁under grad uate ▁and ▁gradu ate ▁degree ▁programs . ▁ ▁The ▁Division ▁of ▁Community ▁Out re ach ▁and ▁Ext ension ▁Services ▁( CO ES ) ▁offers ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁practical , ▁non ac ade mic ▁educational ▁programs ▁and ▁training . ▁U DC ▁sp ends ▁$ 3 5 , 1 5 2 ▁per ▁full - time ▁student . ▁IP ED s ▁reports ▁U DC ' s ▁full - time ▁student ▁gradu ation ▁to ▁be ▁ 1 5 %; ▁although ▁U DC ▁gradu ates ▁more ▁District ▁resident ▁students ▁than ▁any ▁college ▁or ▁university ▁in ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia . ▁The ▁majority ▁of ▁students ▁att ending ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁the ▁District ▁of ▁Columbia ▁are ▁non - trad itional ▁adult ▁part - time ▁students . ▁ ▁School s ▁and ▁colleg es ▁ ▁College ▁of ▁Agricult ure , ▁Urban ▁S ust ain ability ▁& ▁Environment al ▁Sciences ▁( CA USE S ) ▁ ▁College ▁of ▁Arts ▁& ▁Sciences ▁( C AS ) ▁ ▁School ▁of ▁Business ▁& ▁Public ▁Administration ▁( SB PA ) ▁ ▁School ▁of ▁Engineering ▁and ▁App