by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Criminal Justice. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Criminal Justice & Corrections is a major offered under the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program of study at American River College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate degree program in criminal justice, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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criminal justice who receive their associate degree from American River make an average of $35,060 a year during the early days of their career. That is 31% higher than the national average of $26,761.
American River 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 American River Online Learning page.
Women made up around 58.1% of the criminal justice students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50.8%.
Around 63.5% of criminal justice associate degree recipients at American River in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 56%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 8 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 29 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 26 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice | 74 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to criminal justice and corrections.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fire Protection | 19 |
*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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