Criminal Justice & Police Science at McLennan Community College

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

MCC is located in Waco, Texas and has a total student population of 7,742.

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.

MCC Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Police Science (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Police Science (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Police Science

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 police science for the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree

MCC Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at MCC

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

MCC Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

50% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

MCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in police science graduates 5% 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 police science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
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 TX, the home state for McLennan Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	60,260	$61,870
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	15,930	$79,950
Private Detectives and Investigators	1,570	$49,250
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	1,220	$68,040

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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