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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southern Maine Community College

Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southern Maine Community College

If you plan to study criminal justice & corrections, take a look at what Southern Maine Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SMCC is located in South Portland, Maine and approximately 5,789 students attend the school each year.

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

SMCC Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

SMCC Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at SMCC

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

SMCC Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

42% Women
15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 58% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 42% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice at SMCC are white. Around 77% 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 Southern Maine Community College with a associate's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 20
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

Criminal Justice & Corrections majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southern Maine Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies 28

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 ME, the home state for Southern Maine Community College.

Occupation Jobs in ME Average Salary in ME
Accountants and Auditors 4,640 $70,810
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 2,150 $49,840
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 1,550 $52,130
Correctional Officers and Jailers 1,440 $40,440
Managers 1,380 $96,570

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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