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Criminal Justice & Police Science at Atlantic Cape Community College

Criminal Justice & Police Science at Atlantic Cape Community College

If you are interested in studying criminal justice & police science, you may want to check out the program at Atlantic Cape Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Atlantic Cape Community College is located in Mays Landing, New Jersey and approximately 4,464 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice & Police Science section at the bottom of this page.

Atlantic Cape Community College Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Police Science

Online Classes Are Available at Atlantic Cape Community College

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Atlantic Cape Community College does offer online education options in police science for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Associate’s Degree

Atlantic Cape Community College Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at Atlantic Cape Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the police science majors at Atlantic Cape Community College.

Atlantic Cape Community College Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

59% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 41% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 59% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in police science only graduates about 36% women each year. The program at Atlantic Cape Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 24% more women than average.

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Atlantic Cape Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in police science graduates 7% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Atlantic Cape Community College with a associate's in police science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 9
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Police Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in police science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NJ, the home state for Atlantic Cape Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 19,950 $83,720
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 3,130 $102,600
Private Detectives and Investigators 740 $64,250
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 470 $87,300
Bailiffs 80 $52,490

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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