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Criminal Justice & Corrections at NorthWest Arkansas Community College

Criminal Justice & Corrections at NorthWest Arkansas Community College

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

NWACC is located in Bentonville, Arkansas and approximately 7,411 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.

NWACC Criminal Justice & Corrections 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

NWACC Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at NWACC

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

NWACC Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

40% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice at NWACC are white. Around 80% 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 NorthWest Arkansas Community College with a associate's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 NorthWest Arkansas Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies 5

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 AR, the home state for NorthWest Arkansas Community College.

Occupation Jobs in AR Average Salary in AR
Accountants and Auditors 7,270 $67,700
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 6,030 $39,560
Correctional Officers and Jailers 5,500 $34,120
Managers 3,360 $86,410
Police and Detective Supervisors 1,760 $55,310

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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