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 Orangeburg Calhoun Technical 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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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at OCtech paid an average of $305 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $231 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,544 | $7,320 |
| Fees | $170 | $170 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,400 | $1,400 |
Learn more about OCtech tuition and fees.
You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Criminal Justice students who received their associate degree at OCtech took out an average of $13,558 in student loans. That is 27% lower than the national average of $18,566.
The median early career salary of criminal justice students who receive their associate degree from OCtech is $19,455 per year. That is 27% lower than the national average of $26,761.
OCtech 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 OCtech Online Learning page.
Women made up around 68.4% of the criminal justice students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 50.8%.
Around 57.9% of criminal justice associate degree recipients at OCtech in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is about the same as the nationwide number of 56%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 10 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| 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 | 19 |
*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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