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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Arizona Western College

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Arizona Western College

If you are interested in studying criminal justice and corrections, you may want to check out the program at Arizona Western College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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

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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

61% Women
94% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

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AWC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 43% 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.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 73
White 3
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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.

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