Corrections at SUNY Westchester Community College

If you are interested in studying corrections, you may want to check out the program at SUNY Westchester Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

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 Corrections section at the bottom of this page.

SUNY Westchester Community College Corrections Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Corrections

SUNY Westchester Community College Corrections Rankings

Corrections Student Demographics at SUNY Westchester Community College

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

SUNY Westchester Community College Corrections Associate’s Program

50% Women

100% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of corrections associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in corrections only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at SUNY Westchester Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

SUNY Westchester Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in corrections graduates 37% 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 corrections.

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

Criminal Justice & Police Science

Careers That Corrections Grads May Go Into

A degree in corrections 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
Correctional Officers and Jailers	35,460	$64,490
Police and Detective Supervisors	12,650	$115,940
Correctional Officer Supervisors	3,890	$90,600
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	1,450	$62,080

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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