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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Ashland Community and Technical College

Criminal Justice & Corrections at Ashland Community and Technical College

If you plan to study criminal justice & corrections, take a look at what Ashland Community and Technical College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

ACTC is located in Ashland, Kentucky and has a total student population of 2,400.

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.

ACTC Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Criminal Justice (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

ACTC Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at ACTC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Ashland Community and Technical College.

ACTC Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

64% Women
18% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 36% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 64% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice at ACTC are white. Around 82% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Ashland Community and Technical College with a associate's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

If you plan to be a criminal justice major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Ashland Community and Technical College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice 12

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 KY, the home state for Ashland Community and Technical College.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Accountants and Auditors 11,160 $67,080
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 7,830 $45,600
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 7,740 $40,950
Correctional Officers and Jailers 5,850 $35,940
Managers 3,260 $92,630

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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