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Criminal Justice at Cerritos College

If you are interested in studying Criminal Justice, consider the program at Cerritos College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Cerritos College sits in Norwalk, CA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 95 criminal justice graduations were recorded at Cerritos College.

Online Class Availability at Cerritos College

Distance learning is available at Cerritos College. Of 21,859 students, 6,941 (32%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 6,944 (32%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Criminal Justice graduates at Cerritos College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Criminal Justice graduates at Cerritos College are 51% women (48) and 49% men (47).

Criminal Justice Associate’s Program at Cerritos College

Of the 95 associate’s criminal justice graduates at Cerritos College, 51% were women (48) and 49% were men (47).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice 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

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 93% of Criminal Justice associate’s degree recipients at Cerritos College, above the national average of 70%.*

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

Best-Paid Careers for Criminal Justice Graduates

Students who finish Criminal Justice program at Cerritos College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Criminal Justice 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
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,449
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$52,907

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.