Criminal Justice at Blue Ridge Community College

Every criminal justice school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the criminal justice program at Blue Ridge Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

BRCC is located in Weyers Cave, Virginia and has a total student population of 3,462.

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

BRCC Criminal Justice Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at BRCC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, BRCC does offer online courses in criminal justice for the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree

BRCC Criminal Justice Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at BRCC

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

BRCC Criminal Justice Associate’s Program

44% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 44% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in criminal justice only graduates about 45% men each year. The program at BRCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice at BRCC 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 VA, the home state for Blue Ridge Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Police and Detective Supervisors	3,000	$94,120

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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