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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Mercer County Community College

Criminal Justice & Corrections at Mercer County Community College

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

Mercer County Community College is located in West Windsor, New Jersey and approximately 6,342 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.

Mercer County Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Mercer County Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Mercer County Community College

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

Mercer County Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

50% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 19
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

The following criminal justice concentations are available at Mercer County Community College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Mercer County Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Police Science 59

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 NJ, the home state for Mercer County Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Accountants and Auditors 37,370 $90,400
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 19,950 $83,720
Managers 18,370 $138,820
Correctional Officers and Jailers 11,240 $70,280
Computer Workers 9,770 $99,210

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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