Corrections at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

What traits are you looking for in a corrections school? To help you decide if Pennsylvania Highlands Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's corrections program.

Pennsylvania Highlands is located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 2,456.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Corrections section at the bottom of this page.

Pennsylvania Highlands Corrections Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Corrections

Pennsylvania Highlands Corrections Rankings

Corrections Student Demographics at Pennsylvania Highlands

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the corrections majors at Pennsylvania Highlands Community College.

Pennsylvania Highlands Corrections Associate’s Program

67% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of corrections associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in corrections only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at Pennsylvania Highlands may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 24% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in corrections at Pennsylvania Highlands are white. Around 100% 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 Pennsylvania Highlands Community College with a associate's in corrections.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Criminal Justice

Careers That Corrections Grads May Go Into

A degree in corrections can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for PA, the home state for Pennsylvania Highlands Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Correctional Officers and Jailers	16,850	$54,140
Police and Detective Supervisors	3,350	$92,170
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	760	$83,960

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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