by our College Data Analytics TeamCriminal Justice & Corrections is a major offered under the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program of study at Pennsylvania Highlands 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 Pennsylvania Highlands paid an average of $332 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $218 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $6,540 | $9,960 |
| Fees | $2,100 | $2,100 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,000 | $2,000 |
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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 Pennsylvania Highlands took out an average of $12,000 in student loans. That is 35% lower than the national average of $18,566.
The median early career salary of criminal justice students who receive their associate degree from Pennsylvania Highlands is $28,960 per year. That is 8% higher than the national average of $26,761.
Online degrees for the Pennsylvania Highlands criminal justice associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Pennsylvania Highlands Online Learning page.
About 47.6% of the students who received their AS in criminal justice in 2019-2020 were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 50.8%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 14.3% of the criminal justice associate degrees at Pennsylvania Highlands in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 56%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 18 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Corrections | 7 |
| Criminal Justice | 14 |
*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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