Criminal Justice at Golden West College

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

Golden West College is located in Huntington Beach, California and has a total student population of 11,396.

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

Golden West College Criminal Justice Degrees Available

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

Golden West College Criminal Justice Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Golden West College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Golden West College.

Golden West College Criminal Justice Associate’s Program

49% Women

75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 49% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in criminal justice only graduates about 45% men each year. The program at Golden West College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

Golden West College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 20% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	13
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	32
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Criminal Justice & Police Science

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 CA, the home state for Golden West College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Police and Detective Supervisors	4,950	$154,430
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	1,260	$111,240

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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