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Criminal Justice Studies at Blue Ridge Community College

Criminal Justice Studies at Blue Ridge Community College

What traits are you looking for in a criminal justice studies school? To help you decide if Blue Ridge Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's criminal justice studies program.

Blue Ridge Community College is located in Flat Rock, North Carolina and approximately 2,399 students attend the school each year.

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

Blue Ridge Community College Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Blue Ridge Community College

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Blue Ridge Community College offers distance education options for criminal justice studies at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

Blue Ridge Community College Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

Criminal Justice Studies Student Demographics at Blue Ridge Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice studies majors at Blue Ridge Community College.

Blue Ridge Community College Criminal Justice Studies Associate’s Program

33% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of criminal justice studies associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in criminal justice studies only graduates about 41% men each year. The program at Blue Ridge Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 25% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice studies at Blue Ridge Community College are white. Around 67% 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 Blue Ridge Community College with a associate's in criminal justice studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Criminal Justice Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Blue Ridge Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Police and Detective Supervisors 2,800 $69,890
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 1,910 $58,690
Correctional Officer Supervisors 1,120 $55,580

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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