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Criminal Justice & Police Science at Illinois Valley Community College

Criminal Justice & Police Science at Illinois Valley Community College

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

IVCC is located in Oglesby, Illinois and has a total student population of 2,413.

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.

IVCC Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Police Science (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Police Science

IVCC Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at IVCC

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

IVCC Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

33% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in police science at IVCC are white. Around 67% 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 Illinois Valley Community College with a associate's in police science.

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

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 IL, the home state for Illinois Valley Community College.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 30,370 $75,720
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 2,940 $87,470
Bailiffs 1,550 $57,220
Private Detectives and Investigators 860 $60,630
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 600 $62,280

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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