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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Cerro Coso Community College

Criminal Justice & Corrections at Cerro Coso Community College

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

Cerro Coso Community College is located in Ridgecrest, California and has a total student population of 5,159.

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.

Cerro Coso Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Cerro Coso Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Cerro Coso Community College

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

Cerro Coso Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

26% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 74% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 26% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice at Cerro Coso Community College are white. Around 52% 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 Cerro Coso Community College with a associate's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 11
White 16
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Cerro Coso Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice 33

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 CA, the home state for Cerro Coso Community College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Accountants and Auditors 148,600 $84,430
Computer Workers 74,690 $103,270
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 72,680 $101,380
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Correctional Officers and Jailers 34,980 $75,400

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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