Criminal Justice & Corrections at Nash 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 Nash Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Nash Community College is located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina and approximately 2,623 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.

Nash Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Nash 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.

Nash Community College does offer online education options in criminal justice for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

• Associate’s Degree

Nash 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 Nash Community College

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

Nash Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 22% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

Nash Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Related Majors

• Homeland Security
• 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 NC, the home state for Nash Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Accountants and Auditors	33,020	$76,880
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	22,350	$48,420
Correctional Officers and Jailers	15,720	$38,500
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	11,610	$46,990

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.