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 Hudson County 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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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.
During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at HCCC paid an average of $440 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $298 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,152 | $10,560 |
| Fees | $1,238 | $1,238 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 |
Learn more about HCCC tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the HCCC 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 HCCC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 49.3% of the criminal justice students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 50.8%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 85.9% of the criminal justice associate degrees at HCCC in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 56%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 4 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 51 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Police Science | 71 |
*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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