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Criminal Justice & Corrections at New Mexico Junior College

Criminal Justice & Corrections at New Mexico Junior College

What traits are you looking for in a criminal justice school? To help you decide if New Mexico Junior College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's criminal justice program.

New Mexico Junior College is located in Hobbs, New Mexico and approximately 1,406 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.

New Mexico Junior College Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

New Mexico Junior College Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at New Mexico Junior College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at New Mexico Junior College.

New Mexico Junior College Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

33% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice at New Mexico Junior College are white. Around 67% 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 New Mexico Junior College with a associate's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

Criminal Justice & Corrections majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from New Mexico Junior College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Police Science 9

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 NM, the home state for New Mexico Junior College.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
Accountants and Auditors 6,050 $66,370
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 4,310 $51,250
Correctional Officers and Jailers 4,210 $36,250
Managers 2,850 $96,490
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 1,830 $41,460

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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