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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Central Wyoming College

Criminal Justice & Corrections at Central Wyoming College

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

CWC is located in Riverton, Wyoming and approximately 1,755 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.

CWC Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

CWC Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at CWC

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

CWC Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

40% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice at CWC are white. Around 100% 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 Central Wyoming 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 0
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

If you plan to be a criminal justice major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Central Wyoming College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies 12

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 WY, the home state for Central Wyoming College.

Occupation Jobs in WY Average Salary in WY
Accountants and Auditors 1,810 $66,180
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 1,130 $55,050
Correctional Officers and Jailers 830 $42,290
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 770 $50,200
Managers 770 $100,310

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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