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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Luna Community College

Criminal Justice & Corrections at Luna Community College

Every criminal justice & corrections 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 Luna Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Luna Community College is located in Las Vegas, New Mexico and approximately 720 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.

Luna Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Criminal Justice (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Luna Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Luna Community College

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

Luna Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

43% Women
86% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 57% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 43% went to women.

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Luna Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 35% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

If you plan to be a criminal justice major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Luna Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies 9

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 NM, the home state for Luna Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
Accountants and Auditors 6,050 $66,370
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 4,310 $51,250
Correctional Officers and Jailers 4,210 $36,250
Managers 2,850 $96,490
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 1,830 $41,460

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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