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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Copiah-Lincoln Community College

Criminal Justice & Corrections at Copiah-Lincoln Community College

If you are interested in studying criminal justice & corrections, you may want to check out the program at Copiah-Lincoln Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Copiah-Lincoln Community College is located in Wesson, Mississippi and has a total student population of 2,907.

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.

Copiah-Lincoln Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Copiah-Lincoln Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Copiah-Lincoln Community College

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

Copiah-Lincoln Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

79% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 21% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 79% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice at Copiah-Lincoln Community College are white. Around 64% 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 Copiah-Lincoln Community College with a associate's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 9
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 Copiah-Lincoln Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies 17

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 MS, the home state for Copiah-Lincoln Community College.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 7,520 $35,550
Accountants and Auditors 5,460 $62,850
Correctional Officers and Jailers 4,930 $30,840
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 2,700 $35,100
Managers 1,230 $82,230

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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