by our College Data Analytics TeamCriminal Justice & Corrections is a major offered under the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program of study at Lehigh Carbon Community 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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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.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at LCCC paid an average of $400 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $279 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,720 | $10,080 |
| Fees | $1,350 | $1,620 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,000 | $2,000 |
Learn more about LCCC tuition and fees.
One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Criminal Justice students who received their associate degree at LCCC took out an average of $12,759 in student loans. That is 31% lower than the national average of $18,566.
criminal justice who receive their associate degree from LCCC make an average of $32,210 a year during the early days of their career. That is 20% higher than the national average of $26,761.
If you’re one of the many students who want the flexibility of distance learning courses, you’ll be happy to hear that LCCC offers online options in its criminal justice associate degree program. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the LCCC Online Learning page.
About 52.3% of the students who received their AS in criminal justice in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 50.8%.
Around 34.1% of criminal justice associate degree recipients at LCCC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 56%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 1 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 29 |
| 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 |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice | 22 |
| Criminal Justice Studies | 22 |
*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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