Criminal Justice & Police Science at Compton College

What traits are you looking for in a police science school? To help you decide if Compton College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's police science program.

Compton College is located in Compton, California and approximately 4,612 students attend the school each year.

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

Compton College Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Police Science (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Police Science

Compton College Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at Compton College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the police science majors at Compton College.

Compton College Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

91% Women

94% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 9% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 91% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in police science only graduates about 36% women each year. The program at Compton College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 55% more women than average.

Compton College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in police science graduates 49% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Compton College with a associate's in police science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	4
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	0
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Careers That Police Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in police science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Compton College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	72,680	$101,380
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	11,250	$107,120
Private Detectives and Investigators	3,870	$67,970
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	1,260	$111,240
Bailiffs	150	$64,010

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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