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Criminal Justice & Police Science at Tompkins Cortland Community College

Criminal Justice & Police Science at Tompkins Cortland Community College

If you plan to study criminal justice & police science, take a look at what Tompkins Cortland Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Tompkins Cortland is located in Dryden, New York and approximately 4,764 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.

Tompkins Cortland Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Police Science

Online Classes Are Available at Tompkins Cortland

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.

Tompkins Cortland does offer online education options in police science for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Associate’s Degree

Tompkins Cortland Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at Tompkins Cortland

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

Tompkins Cortland Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

67% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 33% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in police science only graduates about 36% women each year. The program at Tompkins Cortland may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 31% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in police science at Tompkins Cortland are white. Around 67% 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 Tompkins Cortland Community College with a associate's in police science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 NY, the home state for Tompkins Cortland Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 53,560 $74,860
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 8,880 $91,250
Bailiffs 4,010 $66,990
Private Detectives and Investigators 1,720 $61,950
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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