Criminal Justice & Corrections at Mississippi Gulf Coast 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 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is located in Perkinston, Mississippi and approximately 8,677 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.

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College offers distance education options for criminal justice at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College 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 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

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

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 56% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice at Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are white. Around 61% 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 Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College with a associate's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Security Science and Technology

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 MS, the home state for Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	7,520	$35,550
Accountants and Auditors	5,460	$62,850
Correctional Officers and Jailers	4,930	$30,840
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,700	$35,100
Managers	1,230	$82,230

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.