Criminal Justice & Police Science at Passaic County Community College

If you are interested in studying criminal justice & police science, 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 approximately 5,549 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice & Police Science section at the bottom of this page.

PCCC Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Police Science (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Police Science

Online Classes Are Available at PCCC

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

For those who are interested in distance learning, PCCC does offer online courses in police science for the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree

PCCC Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at PCCC

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

PCCC Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

52% Women

80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 52% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in police science only graduates about 36% women each year. The program at PCCC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 16% more women than average.

PCCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in police science graduates 35% 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 police science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Careers That Police Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in police science 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
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	19,950	$83,720
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	3,130	$102,600
Private Detectives and Investigators	740	$64,250
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	470	$87,300
Bailiffs	80	$52,490

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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