by our College Data Analytics TeamCriminal Justice & Corrections is a major offered under the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program of study at Wayne County Community College District. 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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at WCCCD was $149 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $118 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $2,839 | $3,574 |
| Fees | $424 | $424 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,460 | $1,460 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their associate degree at WCCCD in Criminal Justice walked away with an average of $26,438 in student debt. That is 42% higher than the national average of $18,566.
The median early career salary of criminal justice students who receive their associate degree from WCCCD is $26,353 per year. That is about the same as the national average of $26,761.
Online degrees for the WCCCD 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 WCCCD Online Learning page.
Women made up around 60.0% 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 85.7% of criminal justice associate degree recipients at WCCCD in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 56%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 26 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Corrections | 21 |
| Criminal Justice & Police Science | 14 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to criminal justice and corrections.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Security Science and Technology | 9 |
View All Criminal Justice & Corrections Related Majors >
*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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