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Criminal Justice at Virginia Western Community College

Criminal Justice at Virginia Western Community College

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

Virginia Western Community College is located in Roanoke, Virginia and approximately 5,738 students attend the school each year.

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

Virginia Western Community College Criminal Justice Degrees Available

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

Virginia Western Community College Criminal Justice Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Virginia Western Community College

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

Virginia Western Community College Criminal Justice Associate’s Program

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

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice at Virginia Western Community College are white. Around 70% 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 Virginia Western Community College with a associate's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 VA, the home state for Virginia Western Community College.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Managers 17,280 $134,500
Police and Detective Supervisors 3,000 $94,120

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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