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Criminal Justice Studies at Forsyth Technical Community College

Criminal Justice Studies at Forsyth Technical Community College

What traits are you looking for in a criminal justice studies 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 studies 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 Studies section at the bottom of this page.

Forsyth Tech Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Forsyth Tech

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Forsyth Tech offers distance education options for criminal justice studies at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

Forsyth Tech Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

Criminal Justice Studies Student Demographics at Forsyth Tech

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

Forsyth Tech Criminal Justice Studies Associate’s Program

56% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of criminal justice studies associate's degrees went to men and 56% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in criminal justice studies only graduates about 41% men each year. The program at Forsyth Tech may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice studies 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 studies.

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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

Careers That Criminal Justice Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice studies 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
Police and Detective Supervisors 2,800 $69,890
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 1,910 $58,690
Correctional Officer Supervisors 1,120 $55,580

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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