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Criminal Justice & Police Science at Ventura College

Criminal Justice & Police Science at Ventura College

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

Ventura College is located in Ventura, California and approximately 11,789 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.

Ventura College Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Police Science (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Police Science

Ventura College Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at Ventura College

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

Ventura College Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

33% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in police science at Ventura College 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 Ventura College with a associate's in police science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
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 CA, the home state for Ventura College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 72,680 $101,380
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 11,250 $107,120
Private Detectives and Investigators 3,870 $67,970
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 1,260 $111,240
Bailiffs 150 $64,010

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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