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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Sussex County Community College

Criminal Justice & Corrections at Sussex County Community College

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

Sussex County Community College is located in Newton, New Jersey and approximately 2,190 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.

Sussex County Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Sussex County Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Sussex County Community College

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

Sussex County Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

30% Women
27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 70% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 30% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice at Sussex County Community College are white. Around 73% 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 Sussex County 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 4
White 22
International Students 0
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Sussex County Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice 35

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 NJ, the home state for Sussex County Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Accountants and Auditors 37,370 $90,400
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 19,950 $83,720
Managers 18,370 $138,820
Correctional Officers and Jailers 11,240 $70,280
Computer Workers 9,770 $99,210

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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