Criminal Justice & Corrections is a major offered under the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program of study at McLennan Community College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in criminal justice, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Gain a solid foundation in the American justice system, criminal law and social science when you earn your associate degree in criminal justice online from Southern New Hampshire University.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at MCC was $181 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $124 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $3,720 | $5,430 |
Fees | $480 | $480 |
Books and Supplies | $1,320 | $1,320 |
Learn more about MCC tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their associate degree at MCC in Criminal Justice walked away with an average of $13,773 in student debt. That is 26% lower than the national average of $18,566.
The median early career salary of criminal justice students who receive their associate degree from MCC is $31,314 per year. That is 17% higher than the national average of $26,761.
Online degrees for the MCC criminal justice associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the MCC Online Learning page.
About 62.3% 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%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in criminal justice at MCC in 2019-2020, 47.8% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 56%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 9 |
Hispanic or Latino | 21 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 36 |
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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Corrections | 3 |
Criminal Justice Studies | 63 |
Criminal Justice & Police Science | 3 |
*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.
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