Criminal Justice & Police Science at Community College of Baltimore County

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

CCBC is located in Baltimore, Maryland and approximately 17,573 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice & Police Science section at the bottom of this page.

CCBC Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Police Science (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Police Science

Online Classes Are Available at CCBC

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? CCBC offers distance education options for police science at the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree

CCBC Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at CCBC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the police science majors at Community College of Baltimore County.

CCBC Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

45% Women

51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 45% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in police science only graduates about 36% women each year. The program at CCBC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

CCBC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in police science graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Community College of Baltimore County with a associate's in police science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	5
Black or African American	17
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	22
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Police Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in police science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MD, the home state for Community College of Baltimore County.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	12,650	$68,230
Detectives and Criminal Investigators	860	$102,370
Bailiffs	570	$41,750
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	170	$81,650

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*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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