Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Criminal Justice & Corrections at Des Moines Area Community College

Criminal Justice & Corrections at Des Moines Area Community College

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

DMACC is located in Ankeny, Iowa and approximately 23,051 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.

DMACC Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

DMACC Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at DMACC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Des Moines Area Community College.

DMACC Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

57% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

undefined

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice at DMACC are white. Around 69% 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 Des Moines Area Community College with a associate's in criminal justice.

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 40
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

Criminal Justice & Corrections majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Des Moines Area Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Police Science 44
Criminal Justice Studies 23

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 IA, the home state for Des Moines Area Community College.

Occupation Jobs in IA Average Salary in IA
Accountants and Auditors 9,600 $67,030
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 4,860 $58,340
Correctional Officers and Jailers 3,030 $50,750
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 2,930 $44,720
Managers 2,880 $101,360

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.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.