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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Hinds Community College

Criminal Justice & Corrections at Hinds Community College

If you plan to study criminal justice & corrections, take a look at what Hinds Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Hinds Community College is located in Raymond, Mississippi and approximately 11,181 students attend the school each year.

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

Hinds Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Hinds Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Hinds Community College

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

Hinds Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

56% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

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Hinds Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

Criminal Justice & Corrections majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Hinds Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice 16

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 MS, the home state for Hinds Community College.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 7,520 $35,550
Accountants and Auditors 5,460 $62,850
Correctional Officers and Jailers 4,930 $30,840
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 2,700 $35,100
Managers 1,230 $82,230

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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