Criminal Justice & Police Science at South Plains College

If you are interested in studying criminal justice & police science, you may want to check out the program at South Plains College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

South Plains College is located in Levelland, Texas and has a total student population of 8,880.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice & Police Science section at the bottom of this page.

South Plains College Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Police Science (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Police Science

South Plains College Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at South Plains College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the police science majors at South Plains College.

South Plains College Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

40% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in police science only graduates about 36% women each year. The program at South Plains College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 4% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in police science at South Plains College are white. Around 80% 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 South Plains College with a associate's in police science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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Careers That Police Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in police science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for TX, the home state for South Plains College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	60,260	$61,870
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	15,930	$79,950
Private Detectives and Investigators	1,570	$49,250
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	1,220	$68,040

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*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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