Criminal Justice & Corrections is a major offered under the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program of study at Arizona Western College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate degree program in criminal justice, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at AWC paid an average of $321 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $88 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $2,112 | $7,704 |
Books and Supplies | $2,000 | $2,000 |
On Campus Room and Board | $6,810 | $6,810 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $5,981 | $5,981 |
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The median early career salary of criminal justice students who receive their associate degree from AWC is $26,546 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $26,761.
AWC does not offer an online option for its criminal justice associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the AWC Online Learning page.
About 62.1% of the students who received their AS in criminal justice in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50.8%.
Around 87.9% of criminal justice associate degree recipients at AWC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 56%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 57 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 7 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Criminal Justice | 62 |
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice | 4 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to criminal justice and corrections.
Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Fire Protection | 1 |
Homeland Security | 17 |
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
More about our data sources and methodologies.