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Criminal Justice & Corrections at El Centro College

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at El Centro College

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

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

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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

63% Women
80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 37% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 63% 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 29% 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 7
Black or African American 41
Hispanic or Latino 87
White 30
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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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