Criminal Justice & Corrections at East Central Community College

Every criminal justice & corrections school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the criminal justice program at East Central Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

East Central Community College is located in Decatur, Mississippi and has a total student population of 2,388.

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.

East Central Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Criminal Justice (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

East Central Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at East Central Community College

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

East Central Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

33% Women

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

East Central Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from East Central Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice	1

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 East Central 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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