Criminal Justice & Police Science at Wallace Community College, Dothan

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 Wallace Community College, Dothan stacks up to those at other schools.

Wallace, Dothan is located in Dothan, Alabama and has a total student population of 3,681.

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.

Wallace, Dothan Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Police Science

Wallace, Dothan Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at Wallace, Dothan

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the police science majors at Wallace Community College, Dothan.

Wallace, Dothan Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

87% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 13% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 87% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in police science only graduates about 36% women each year. The program at Wallace, Dothan may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 51% more women than average.

Wallace, Dothan does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in police science graduates 15% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 AL, the home state for Wallace Community College, Dothan.

Occupation	Jobs in AL	Average Salary in AL
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	11,410	$45,930
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	1,270	$64,750
Private Detectives and Investigators	200	$54,200
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	90	$68,230
Bailiffs	90	$32,460

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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