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Criminal Justice at Rio Hondo College

If you are interested in studying Criminal Justice, 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 located in Whittier, CA.

During the most recent reporting year, 152 criminal justice degrees were granted at Rio Hondo College.

Online & Distance Learning at Rio Hondo College

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

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Criminal Justice graduates at Rio Hondo College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Criminal Justice graduates at Rio Hondo College are 56% women (85) and 44% men (67).

Criminal Justice Associate’s Program at Rio Hondo College

Among the 107 associate’s criminal justice degrees awarded at Rio Hondo College, 52% were women (56) and 48% were men (51).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	5
Hispanic / Latino	97
Asian	1
American Indian / Alaska Native	2
Two or More Races	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 95% of Criminal Justice associate’s degree recipients at Rio Hondo College, above the national average of 70%.*

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

Best-Paid Careers for Criminal Justice Graduates

Students who finish Criminal Justice program at Rio Hondo College pursue many career paths. Here are the best-paid careers for Criminal Justice majors, 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
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,449
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives	$52,907

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.