by our College Data Analytics TeamCriminal Justice & Corrections is a major offered under the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program of study at Nashville State 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, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Nashville State Community College paid an average of $692 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $168 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,032 | $16,608 |
| Fees | $262 | $262 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,512 | $1,512 |
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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 Nashville State Community College took out an average of $23,600 in student loans. That is 27% higher than the national average of $18,566.
The median early career salary of criminal justice students who receive their associate degree from Nashville State Community College is $27,126 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $26,761.
Nashville State Community College 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 Nashville State Community College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 57.9% of the criminal justice students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50.8%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 68.4% of the criminal justice associate degrees at Nashville State Community College in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 56%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 4 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice Studies | 4 |
| Criminal Justice & Police Science | 15 |
*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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