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Criminal Justice & Corrections at El Centro College

Criminal Justice & Corrections at El Centro College

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

El Centro College is located in Dallas, Texas and approximately 74,781 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.

El Centro College Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Criminal Justice (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Undergrad Certificate in Criminal Justice (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

El Centro College Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at El Centro College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at El Centro College.

El Centro College Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

59% Women
89% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 41% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 59% went to women.

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El Centro College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 38% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 27
Hispanic or Latino 106
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

Criminal Justice & Corrections majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from El Centro College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies 169

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 TX, the home state for El Centro College.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Accountants and Auditors 115,270 $80,200
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 60,260 $61,870
Computer Workers 25,620 $90,290
Managers 20,710 $122,130
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 19,510 $48,920

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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