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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Butte College

If you plan to study Criminal Justice & Corrections, you may want to check out the program at Butte College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Butte College sits in Oroville, CA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 200 criminal justice & corrections degrees were awarded at Butte College.

Studying Online at Butte College

Distance learning is available at Butte College. Of 10,968 students, 2,744 (25%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3,933 (36%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates from Butte College

Students who complete Butte College’s Criminal Justice & Corrections program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$56,641
4 years	$83,782
5 years	$84,378

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Criminal Justice & Corrections graduates from Butte College earn a median of $83,782, compared with $64,499 for all Butte College graduates — about 30% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Criminal Justice & Corrections graduates from Butte College comes in at $15,414.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Criminal Justice & Corrections graduates at Butte College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Criminal Justice & Corrections graduates at Butte College are 28% women (56) and 72% men (144).

Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program at Butte College

Among the 63 associate’s criminal justice & corrections degrees awarded at Butte College, 57% were women (36) and 43% were men (27).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice & Corrections associate’s degree recipients at Butte College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	32
Hispanic / Latino	18
Black / African American	4
Asian	4
American Indian / Alaska Native	1
Two or More Races	3
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 48% of Criminal Justice & Corrections associate’s degree recipients at Butte College, lower than the national average of 58%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Criminal Justice & Corrections Concentrations at Butte College

The Criminal Justice & Corrections program at Butte College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Criminal Justice	74
Criminal Justice & Police Science	126

Best-Paid Careers for Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates

Graduates of the Criminal Justice & Corrections program at Butte College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Criminal Justice & Corrections graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$119,630
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Coroners	$110,095
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,449
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$85,399

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.