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Criminal Justice & Corrections at College of the Canyons

What traits are you looking for in a school for Criminal Justice & Corrections, you may want to check out the program at College of the Canyons. Get started with the following essential facts.

College of the Canyons sits in Santa Clarita, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 81 criminal justice & corrections graduations were recorded at College of the Canyons.

Studying Online at College of the Canyons

Distance learning is available at College of the Canyons. Of 18,075 students, 5,786 (32%) studied exclusively online and 5,845 (32%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates from College of the Canyons

Students who complete College of the Canyons’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
4 years	$56,469
5 years	$56,909

How does this compare to the school overall? At the four-year mark, Criminal Justice & Corrections graduates from College of the Canyons report median earnings of $56,469, compared with $42,130 for all College of the Canyons graduates — about 34% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

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

Program-wide, Criminal Justice & Corrections graduates at College of the Canyons are 57% women (46) and 43% men (35).

Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program at College of the Canyons

Of the 73 associate’s criminal justice & corrections graduates at College of the Canyons, 55% were women (40) and 45% were men (33).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	12
Hispanic / Latino	51
Black / African American	1
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	1
Two or More Races	8

Minority students account for 84% of Criminal Justice & Corrections associate’s degree recipients at College of the Canyons, above 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 College of the Canyons

The Criminal Justice & Corrections program at College of the Canyons breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Criminal Justice	81

Best-Paid Careers for Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates

Those who complete Criminal Justice & Corrections program at College of the Canyons pursue many career paths. The table below ranks 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.