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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Broward College

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Broward College

Every criminal justice and corrections 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 Broward College stacks up to those at other schools.

BC is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and approximately 33,243 students attend the school each year.

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.

BC Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

BC Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at BC

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

BC Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

57% Women
79% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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BC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 30
Hispanic or Latino 24
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

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 FL, the home state for Broward College.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Accountants and Auditors 71,940 $71,790
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 37,650 $59,610
Correctional Officers and Jailers 33,060 $43,410
Managers 23,160 $99,240
Computer Workers 11,060 $78,900

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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