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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Rio Hondo College

If you are interested in studying Criminal Justice & Corrections, consider the program at Rio Hondo College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Rio Hondo College is in Whittier, CA.

During the most recent reporting year, 245 criminal justice & corrections degrees were awarded at Rio Hondo College.

Online Class Availability at Rio Hondo College

Distance learning is available at Rio Hondo College. Of 17,441 students, 4,556 (26%) studied exclusively online and 3,300 (19%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates from Rio Hondo College

Students who complete Rio Hondo College’s Criminal Justice & Corrections program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$24,615
4 years	$40,785
5 years	$60,123

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Criminal Justice & Corrections graduates from Rio Hondo College take home a median $40,785, compared with $32,887 for all Rio Hondo College graduates — about 24% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Criminal Justice & Corrections graduates at Rio Hondo College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Criminal Justice & Corrections graduates at Rio Hondo College are 47% women (114) and 53% men (131).

Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program at Rio Hondo College

Of the 144 associate’s criminal justice & corrections degrees awarded at Rio Hondo College, 49% were women (71) and 51% were men (73).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice & Corrections associate’s degree recipients at Rio Hondo College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	10
Hispanic / Latino	122
Black / African American	4
Asian	1
American Indian / Alaska Native	5
Two or More Races	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 93% of Criminal Justice & Corrections associate’s degree recipients at Rio Hondo College, higher than the national average of 58%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Criminal Justice & Corrections Concentrations at Rio Hondo College

This Criminal Justice & Corrections program at Rio Hondo College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Corrections	5
Criminal Justice	152
Criminal Justice & Police Science	83
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice	5

Top-Paying Careers for Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates

Students who finish Criminal Justice & Corrections program at Rio Hondo College go on to a range of careers. Below are the best-paid careers for Criminal Justice & Corrections graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$119,630
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Coroners	$110,095
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,449
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$85,399

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.