Criminal Justice at College of the Canyons

What traits are you looking for in a criminal justice school? To help you decide if College of the Canyons is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's criminal justice program.

College of the Canyons is located in Santa Clarita, California and approximately 20,573 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice section at the bottom of this page.

College of the Canyons Criminal Justice Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Criminal Justice (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

College of the Canyons Criminal Justice Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at College of the Canyons

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

College of the Canyons Criminal Justice Associate’s Program

47% Women

83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 53% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 47% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in criminal justice only graduates about 45% men each year. The program at College of the Canyons may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

College of the Canyons does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from College of the Canyons with a associate's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	54
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

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 College of the Canyons.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Police and Detective Supervisors	4,950	$154,430
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	1,260	$111,240

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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