Criminal Justice & Corrections at Portland Community College

Every criminal justice & corrections school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the criminal justice program at Portland Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Portland Community College is located in Portland, Oregon and has a total student population of 22,904.

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.

Portland Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Portland Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Portland Community College

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

Portland Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

65% Women

54% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

Portland Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	3
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	8
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

Criminal Justice & Corrections majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Portland Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies	44

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 OR, the home state for Portland Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Accountants and Auditors	11,890	$71,450
Managers	7,850	$94,400
Computer Workers	6,000	$79,610
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	5,390	$70,360
Correctional Officers and Jailers	4,200	$58,450

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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