by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Criminal Justice Studies. 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 Northampton County Area 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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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Northampton Community College paid an average of $336 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $224 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 | $3,360 | $4,800 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,800 | $1,800 |
| On Campus Room and Board | $9,360 | $9,360 |
| On Campus Other Expenses | $4,500 | $4,500 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their associate degree at Northampton Community College in Criminal Justice walked away with an average of $15,208 in student debt. That is 18% lower than the national average of $18,566.
criminal justice who receive their associate degree from Northampton Community College make an average of $35,594 a year during the early days of their career. That is 33% higher than the national average of $26,761.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the criminal justice associate degree program at Northampton Community College. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Northampton Community College Online Learning page.
About 55.3% of the students who received their AS in criminal justice in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50.8%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 46.1% of the criminal justice associate degrees at Northampton Community College in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 56%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 5 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 27 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 40 |
| 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 Studies | 76 |
*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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