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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Northampton County Area Community College

Criminal Justice & Corrections at Northampton County Area Community College

If you are interested in studying criminal justice & corrections, you may want to check out the program at Northampton County Area Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Northampton Community College is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 8,951.

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.

Northampton Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Northampton Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Northampton Community College

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

Northampton Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

70% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 30% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice at Northampton Community College are white. Around 52% 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 Northampton County Area Community College with a associate's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 23
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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 Northampton County Area Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies 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 PA, the home state for Northampton County Area Community College.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Accountants and Auditors 51,720 $75,250
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 27,850 $66,600
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 20,160 $43,680
Computer Workers 19,010 $87,040
Correctional Officers and Jailers 16,850 $54,140

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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