Criminal Justice & Corrections at McLennan Community College

Every criminal justice and 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 McLennan Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

MCC is located in Waco, Texas and approximately 7,742 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.

MCC Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at MCC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, MCC does offer online courses in criminal justice for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

MCC Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at MCC

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

MCC Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 29% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 71% went to women.

MCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 2% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	7
Hispanic or Latino	27
White	32
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Related Majors

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 TX, the home state for McLennan Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Accountants and Auditors	115,270	$80,200
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	60,260	$61,870
Computer Workers	25,620	$90,290
Managers	20,710	$122,130
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	19,510	$48,920

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.