Criminal Justice & Corrections at Patrick Henry Community College

If you plan to study criminal justice & corrections, take a look at what Patrick Henry Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Patrick Henry is located in Martinsville, Virginia and has a total student population of 2,050.

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.

Patrick Henry Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Criminal Justice (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Patrick Henry Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Patrick Henry

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

Patrick Henry Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

80% Women

60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Patrick Henry does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 9% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

Criminal Justice & Corrections majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Patrick Henry Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice	13

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 VA, the home state for Patrick Henry Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Accountants and Auditors	41,230	$85,640
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	18,080	$56,710
Managers	17,280	$134,500
Correctional Officers and Jailers	14,910	$41,860
Computer Workers	14,580	$105,270

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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