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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Passaic County Community College

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Passaic County Community College

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

PCCC is located in Paterson, New Jersey and has a total student population of 5,549.

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.

PCCC 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

PCCC Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at PCCC

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

PCCC Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

45% Women
73% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 55% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

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PCCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 22% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Passaic County Community 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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