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Criminal Justice at Northern Virginia Community College

Criminal Justice at Northern Virginia Community College

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

Northern Virginia Community College is located in Annandale, Virginia and has a total student population of 52,873.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice section at the bottom of this page.

Northern Virginia Community College Criminal Justice Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Northern Virginia Community College

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Northern Virginia Community College does offer online courses in criminal justice for the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

Northern Virginia Community College Criminal Justice Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Northern Virginia Community College

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

Northern Virginia Community College Criminal Justice Associate’s Program

36% Women
68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 64% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 36% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in criminal justice only graduates about 45% men each year. The program at Northern Virginia Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 20% more women than average.

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Northern Virginia Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 12
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 6
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 VA, the home state for Northern Virginia Community College.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Managers 17,280 $134,500
Police and Detective Supervisors 3,000 $94,120

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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