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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Forsyth Technical Community College

Criminal Justice & Corrections at Forsyth Technical Community College

If you plan to study criminal justice & corrections, take a look at what Forsyth Technical Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Forsyth Tech is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and approximately 7,587 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.

Forsyth Tech Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Forsyth Tech Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Forsyth Tech

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

Forsyth Tech Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

56% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice at Forsyth Tech are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

Criminal Justice & Corrections majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Forsyth Technical Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies 31

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 NC, the home state for Forsyth Technical Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Accountants and Auditors 33,020 $76,880
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 22,350 $48,420
Correctional Officers and Jailers 15,720 $38,500
Managers 11,990 $121,500
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 11,610 $46,990

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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