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Criminal Justice & Corrections at SUNY Westchester Community College

Criminal Justice & Corrections at SUNY Westchester Community College

Every criminal justice & corrections school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the criminal justice program at SUNY Westchester Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

SUNY Westchester Community College is located in Valhalla, New York and has a total student population of 10,072.

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.

SUNY Westchester Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

SUNY Westchester Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at SUNY Westchester Community College

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

SUNY Westchester Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

47% Women
76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 53% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

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SUNY Westchester Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from SUNY Westchester Community College with a associate's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 7
Hispanic or Latino 37
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

If you plan to be a criminal justice major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from SUNY Westchester Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Police Science 112
Corrections 8

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 NY, the home state for SUNY Westchester Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Accountants and Auditors 110,780 $96,300
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 53,560 $74,860
Correctional Officers and Jailers 35,460 $64,490
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 28,530 $58,050
Managers 16,600 $124,160

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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