Criminal Justice & Police Science at Gavilan College

Every criminal justice & police science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the police science program at Gavilan College stacks up to those at other schools.

Gavilan College is located in Gilroy, California and approximately 4,494 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice & Police Science section at the bottom of this page.

Gavilan College Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Police Science (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Police Science

Gavilan College Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at Gavilan College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the police science majors at Gavilan College.

Gavilan College Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

58% Women

89% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 58% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in police science only graduates about 36% women each year. The program at Gavilan College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 23% more women than average.

Gavilan College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in police science graduates 44% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Gavilan College with a associate's in police science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	20
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	13

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Careers That Police Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in police science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Gavilan College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	72,680	$101,380
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	11,250	$107,120
Private Detectives and Investigators	3,870	$67,970
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	1,260	$111,240
Bailiffs	150	$64,010

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*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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