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Criminal Justice & Corrections at East Mississippi Community College

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at East Mississippi Community College

Every criminal justice and 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 Mississippi Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

EMCC is located in Scooba, Mississippi and has a total student population of 3,392.

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.

EMCC Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at EMCC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

  • Associate’s Degree

EMCC Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at EMCC

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

EMCC Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

62% Women
77% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 62% went to women.

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EMCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Mississippi 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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