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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Palomar College

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Palomar College

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

Palomar College is located in San Marcos, California and approximately 21,141 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.

Palomar College Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Palomar College

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

Palomar College Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

56% Women
74% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

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Palomar College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 36
White 15
International Students 0
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 CA, the home state for Palomar College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Accountants and Auditors 148,600 $84,430
Computer Workers 74,690 $103,270
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 72,680 $101,380
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Correctional Officers and Jailers 34,980 $75,400

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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