Criminal Justice & Corrections at Northwest Career College
Northwest Career College is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and approximately 1,723 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.
Northwest Career College Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available
- Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice
Northwest Career College Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings
Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Northwest Career College
Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Northwest Career College.
Northwest Career College Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program
Northwest Career College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 28% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*
The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northwest Career College with a associate's in criminal justice.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 6 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 10 |
| White | 5 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 6 |
Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections
If you plan to be a criminal justice major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwest Career College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.
| Concentration | Annual Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice Studies | 12 |
Related Majors
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 NV, the home state for Northwest Career College.
| Occupation | Jobs in NV | Average Salary in NV |
|---|---|---|
| Accountants and Auditors | 8,430 | $66,600 |
| Managers | 7,120 | $102,060 |
| Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers | 5,120 | $70,450 |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | 3,130 | $52,410 |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | 2,680 | $62,140 |
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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