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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Central New Mexico Community College

Criminal Justice & Corrections at Central New Mexico Community College

If you are interested in studying criminal justice & corrections, you may want to check out the program at Central New Mexico Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and approximately 21,398 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.

CNM Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Criminal Justice (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

CNM Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at CNM

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Central New Mexico Community College.

CNM Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

61% Women
82% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 39% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 61% went to women.

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CNM does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

Criminal Justice & Corrections majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Central New Mexico Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice 29

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 NM, the home state for Central New Mexico Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
Accountants and Auditors 6,050 $66,370
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 4,310 $51,250
Correctional Officers and Jailers 4,210 $36,250
Managers 2,850 $96,490
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 1,830 $41,460

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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