Criminal Justice & Police Science at Big Bend Community College

What traits are you looking for in a police science school? To help you decide if Big Bend Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's police science program.

Big Bend Community College is located in Moses Lake, Washington and approximately 1,892 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.

Big Bend Community College Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Police Science

Big Bend Community College Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at Big Bend Community College

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

Big Bend Community College Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

67% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in police science only graduates about 36% women each year. The program at Big Bend Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 31% more women than average.

Big Bend Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in police science graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
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 WA, the home state for Big Bend Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	9,670	$77,670
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	2,350	$85,440
Bailiffs	170	$56,170
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	120	$58,730

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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