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Criminal Justice & Corrections at College of the Mainland

Criminal Justice & Corrections at College of the Mainland

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

COM is located in Texas City, Texas and approximately 4,335 students attend the school each year.

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.

COM Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

COM Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at COM

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

COM Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

73% Women
91% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 27% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 73% went to women.

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COM does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 40% 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 Mainland 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 5
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 College of the Mainland. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies 25

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 TX, the home state for College of the Mainland.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Accountants and Auditors 115,270 $80,200
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 60,260 $61,870
Computer Workers 25,620 $90,290
Managers 20,710 $122,130
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 19,510 $48,920

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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