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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southern Maine Community College

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southern Maine Community College

What traits are you looking for in a criminal justice school? To help you decide if Southern Maine Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's criminal justice program.

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

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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

50% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 50% 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 79% 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 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 22
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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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