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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Forsyth Technical Community College

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Forsyth Technical Community College

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

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

Online Classes Are Available at Forsyth Tech

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Forsyth Tech does offer online courses in criminal justice for the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

Forsyth Tech Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

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

55% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 45% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

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Forsyth Tech does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 7
White 14
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 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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