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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College

If you plan to study Criminal Justice & Corrections, consider the program at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College sits in Salisbury, NC.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 20 criminal justice & corrections graduations were recorded at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College

Distance learning is available at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College. Of 7,028 students, 2,982 (42%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,741 (25%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates from Rowan-Cabarrus Community College

Graduates of Rowan-Cabarrus Community 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	$39,009
4 years	$51,826
5 years	$55,540

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Criminal Justice & Corrections graduates from Rowan-Cabarrus Community College report median earnings of $51,826, compared with $36,803 for all Rowan-Cabarrus Community College graduates — about 41% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

Median student loan debt for Criminal Justice & Corrections graduates from Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is $10,625.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Criminal Justice & Corrections graduates at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Criminal Justice & Corrections graduates at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College are 70% women (14) and 30% men (6).

Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College

Of the 5 associate’s criminal justice & corrections degrees awarded at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, 80% were women (4) and 20% were men (1).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice & Corrections associate’s degree recipients at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 60% of Criminal Justice & Corrections associate’s degree recipients at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College, above 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 Rowan-Cabarrus Community College

The Criminal Justice & Corrections program at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies	20

Top-Paying Careers for Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates

Graduates of the Criminal Justice & Corrections program at Rowan-Cabarrus Community College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Criminal Justice & Corrections 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
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.