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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Ocean County College

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Ocean County College

Every criminal justice and corrections school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the criminal justice program at Ocean County College stacks up to those at other schools.

OCC is located in Toms River, New Jersey and approximately 7,480 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.

OCC Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at OCC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? OCC offers distance education options for criminal justice at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

OCC Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at OCC

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

OCC Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

46% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 54% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 46% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice at OCC are white. Around 54% 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 Ocean County College with a associate's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 20
White 37
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 7

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 NJ, the home state for Ocean County College.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Accountants and Auditors 37,370 $90,400
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 19,950 $83,720
Managers 18,370 $138,820
Correctional Officers and Jailers 11,240 $70,280
Computer Workers 9,770 $99,210

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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