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Criminal Justice & Police Science at Golden West College

Criminal Justice & Police Science at Golden West College

If you are interested in studying criminal justice & police science, you may want to check out the program at Golden West College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 & Police Science section at the bottom of this page.

Golden West College Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Police Science

Golden West College Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at Golden West College

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

Golden West College Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

14% Women
57% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 86% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

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Golden West College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in police science graduates 12% 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 police science.

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

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 Golden West 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

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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