by our College Data Analytics TeamCriminal Justice & Police Science is a concentration offered under the criminal justice and corrections major at MiraCosta College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in police science, 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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BS in Criminal Justice - Police Administration & Operations
Explore the demands, functions, goals and leadership opportunities in the modern police agency with this specialized online bachelor's from Southern New Hampshire University.
Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at MiraCosta College paid an average of $336 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $46 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $1,104 | $8,064 |
| Fees | $48 | $48 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,080 | $1,080 |
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MiraCosta College does not offer an online option for its police science associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the MiraCosta College Online Learning page.
About 53.8% of the students who received their Associate in police science in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 44.7%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in police science at MiraCosta College in 2019-2020, 65.4% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 47%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 2 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 30 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 15 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
*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.
