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Criminal Justice Studies at Davidson County Community College

Criminal Justice Studies at Davidson County Community College

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

DCCC is located in Thomasville, North Carolina and approximately 3,765 students attend the school each year.

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

DCCC Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at DCCC

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? DCCC offers distance education options for criminal justice studies at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

DCCC Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

Criminal Justice Studies Student Demographics at DCCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice studies majors at Davidson County Community College.

DCCC Criminal Justice Studies Associate’s Program

70% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of criminal justice studies associate's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice studies at DCCC are white. Around 60% 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 Davidson County Community College with a associate's in criminal justice studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Criminal Justice Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Davidson County Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Police and Detective Supervisors 2,800 $69,890
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 1,910 $58,690
Correctional Officer Supervisors 1,120 $55,580

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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