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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southwestern Illinois College

Criminal Justice & Corrections at Southwestern Illinois College

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

SWIC is located in Belleville, Illinois and approximately 6,906 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.

SWIC Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Criminal Justice (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

SWIC Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at SWIC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Southwestern Illinois College.

SWIC Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

42% Women
33% 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 SWIC are white. Around 58% 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 Southwestern Illinois College with a associate's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

The following criminal justice concentations are available at Southwestern Illinois College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southwestern Illinois College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice 17

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 IL, the home state for Southwestern Illinois College.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Accountants and Auditors 53,280 $81,060
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 30,370 $75,720
Correctional Officers and Jailers 14,050 $62,440
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 13,910 $56,100

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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