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Criminal Justice & Police Science at Grand Rapids Community College

Criminal Justice & Police Science at Grand Rapids Community College

What traits are you looking for in a police science school? To help you decide if Grand Rapids Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's police science program.

Grand Rapids Community College is located in Grand Rapids, Michigan and approximately 12,107 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.

Grand Rapids Community College Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Police Science (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Police Science

Grand Rapids Community College Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at Grand Rapids Community College

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

Grand Rapids Community College Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

13% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 88% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in police science at Grand Rapids Community College are white. Around 56% 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 Grand Rapids Community College with a associate's in police science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 3
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 9
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 MI, the home state for Grand Rapids Community College.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 16,270 $56,270
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 1,980 $86,580
Bailiffs 730 $43,720
Private Detectives and Investigators 530 $52,010
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 430 $79,490

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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