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Criminal Justice at Pikes Peak Community College

Criminal Justice at Pikes Peak Community College

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

PPCC is located in Colorado Springs, Colorado and has a total student population of 12,506.

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

PPCC Criminal Justice Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at PPCC

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? PPCC offers distance education options for criminal justice at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

PPCC Criminal Justice Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at PPCC

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

PPCC Criminal Justice Associate’s Program

55% Women
36% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 45% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice at PPCC are white. Around 59% 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 Pikes Peak Community College with a associate's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 5
White 13
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 CO, the home state for Pikes Peak Community College.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
Managers 8,940 $138,490
Police and Detective Supervisors 1,320 $103,500
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 430 $62,040

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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