Criminal Justice & Corrections at Arizona Western College
AWC is located in Yuma, Arizona and has a total student population of 6,487.
Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice & Corrections section at the bottom of this page.
AWC Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available
- Basic Certificate in Criminal Justice (Less Than 1 Year)
- Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice
AWC Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings
Criminal Justice Student Demographics at AWC
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Arizona Western College.
AWC Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program
AWC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 38% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Arizona Western College with a associate's in criminal justice.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
---|---|
Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 59 |
White | 7 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections
Criminal Justice & Corrections majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Arizona Western College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
---|---|
Criminal Justice | 78 |
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice | 2 |
Related Majors
Careers That Criminal Justice Grads May Go Into
A degree in criminal justice can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for AZ, the home state for Arizona Western College.
Occupation | Jobs in AZ | Average Salary in AZ |
---|---|---|
Accountants and Auditors | 20,030 | $69,190 |
Correctional Officers and Jailers | 13,810 | $44,150 |
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers | 11,320 | $64,640 |
Computer Workers | 9,150 | $85,010 |
Managers | 8,520 | $101,630 |
References
*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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.