Criminal Justice at Raritan Valley Community College

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

RVCC is located in Branchburg, New Jersey and approximately 7,080 students attend the school each year.

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.

RVCC Criminal Justice Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at RVCC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, RVCC does offer online courses in criminal justice for the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree

RVCC Criminal Justice Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at RVCC

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

RVCC Criminal Justice Associate’s Program

51% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 49% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 51% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in criminal justice only graduates about 45% men each year. The program at RVCC may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice at RVCC are white. Around 53% 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 Raritan Valley Community College with a associate's in criminal justice.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	2
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	17
White	25
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 NJ, the home state for Raritan Valley Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Police and Detective Supervisors	5,650	$130,490
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	470	$87,300

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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