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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Valencia College

Criminal Justice & Corrections at Valencia College

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

Valencia College is located in Orlando, Florida and approximately 45,949 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.

Valencia College Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Criminal Justice (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Valencia College Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Valencia College

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

Valencia College Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

65% Women
75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 35% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

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Valencia College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 24% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 30
White 11
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 Valencia College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice 91

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 FL, the home state for Valencia College.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Accountants and Auditors 71,940 $71,790
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 37,650 $59,610
Correctional Officers and Jailers 33,060 $43,410
Managers 23,160 $99,240
Computer Workers 11,060 $78,900

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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