by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Criminal Justice & Police Science. 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 Blackhawk 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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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 BTC was $208 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $139 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,167 | $6,250 |
| Fees | $338 | $338 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,973 | $1,973 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Criminal Justice students who received their associate degree at BTC took out an average of $10,000 in student loans. That is 46% lower than the national average of $18,566.
criminal justice who receive their associate degree from BTC make an average of $35,179 a year during the early days of their career. That is 31% higher than the national average of $26,761.
BTC 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 BTC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 43.5% of the criminal justice students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 50.8%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 26.1% of the criminal justice associate degrees at BTC in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 56%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 15 |
| International Students | 2 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Police Science | 23 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fire Protection | 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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