The 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 Delgado Community 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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Delgado Community College was $139 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $3,335 | $3,335 |
Fees | $744 | $744 |
Books and Supplies | $1,300 | $1,300 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Criminal Justice students who received their associate degree at Delgado Community College took out an average of $30,425 in student loans. That is 64% higher than the national average of $18,566.
criminal justice who receive their associate degree from Delgado Community College make an average of $26,353 a year during the early days of their career. That is about the same as the national average of $26,761.
If you’re interested in online learning, you’re in luck. Delgado Community College does offer online classes in its criminal justice associate degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Delgado Community College Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in criminal justice in 2019-2020, 75.9% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50.8%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in criminal justice at Delgado Community College in 2019-2020, 72.2% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 56%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 2 |
Black or African American | 29 |
Hispanic or Latino | 5 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 15 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 3 |
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 & Police Science | 54 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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Fire Protection | 13 |
*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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