by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Criminal Justice Studies. 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 Athens Technical College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in criminal justice, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Athens Technical College paid an average of $200 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $100 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $2,400 | $4,800 |
| Fees | $662 | $662 |
| Books and Supplies | $900 | $900 |
Learn more about Athens Technical College tuition and fees.
The median early career salary of criminal justice students who receive their associate degree from Athens Technical College is $37,208 per year. That is 39% higher than the national average of $26,761.
Online degrees for the Athens Technical College 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 Athens Technical College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 66.7% 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 58.3% of criminal justice associate degree recipients at Athens Technical College in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 56%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice Studies | 12 |
*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.
