Criminal Justice & Corrections at Catawba Valley Community College

If you plan to study criminal justice & corrections, take a look at what Catawba Valley Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CVCC is located in Hickory, North Carolina and approximately 4,328 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.

CVCC Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

CVCC Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at CVCC

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

CVCC Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

43% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice at CVCC are white. Around 57% 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 Catawba Valley Community College with a associate's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

The following criminal justice concentations are available at Catawba Valley Community College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Catawba Valley Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies	10

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 NC, the home state for Catawba Valley Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Accountants and Auditors	33,020	$76,880
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	22,350	$48,420
Correctional Officers and Jailers	15,720	$38,500
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	11,610	$46,990

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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