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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Cerritos College

If you are interested in studying Criminal Justice & Corrections, you may want to check out the program at Cerritos College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Cerritos College is in Norwalk, CA.

During the most recent reporting year, 95 criminal justice & corrections graduations were recorded at Cerritos College.

Online Class Availability at Cerritos College

Many students take online classes at Cerritos College. Among 21,859 students, 6,941 (32%) studied exclusively online and 6,944 (32%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates from Cerritos College

Graduates of Cerritos College’s Criminal Justice & Corrections program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$28,598
4 years	$41,351
5 years	$44,073

Is this above or below average for the school? At the four-year mark, Criminal Justice & Corrections graduates from Cerritos College take home a median $41,351, compared with $40,650 for all Cerritos College graduates — about 2% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Criminal Justice & Corrections graduates at Cerritos College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Criminal Justice & Corrections graduates at Cerritos College are 51% women (48) and 49% men (47).

Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program at Cerritos College

Among the 95 associate’s criminal justice & corrections degrees awarded at Cerritos College, 51% were women (48) and 49% were men (47).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2
Hispanic / Latino	78
Black / African American	5
Asian	2
Two or More Races	3
Unknown	5

Minority students account for 93% of Criminal Justice & Corrections associate’s degree recipients at Cerritos College, higher 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 Cerritos College

The Criminal Justice & Corrections program at Cerritos College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Criminal Justice	95

Top-Paying Careers for Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates

Graduates of the Criminal Justice & Corrections program at Cerritos College work across a variety of fields. Below are the best-paid careers for Criminal Justice & Corrections majors, 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.