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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Oakton Community College

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

Oakton Community College is located in Des Plaines, Illinois and approximately 7,313 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.

Oakton Community College 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

Oakton Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Oakton Community College

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

Oakton Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

44% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 56% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

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Oakton Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 16% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Oakton Community 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 6
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 IL, the home state for Oakton Community College.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Accountants and Auditors 53,280 $81,060
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 30,370 $75,720
Correctional Officers and Jailers 14,050 $62,440
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 13,910 $56,100

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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