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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Volunteer State Community College

Criminal Justice & Corrections at Volunteer State Community College

If you are interested in studying criminal justice & corrections, you may want to check out the program at Volunteer State Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

VSCC is located in Gallatin, Tennessee and has a total student population of 8,832.

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.

VSCC Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

VSCC Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at VSCC

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

VSCC Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

25% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 75% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 25% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice at VSCC 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 Volunteer State Community College with a associate's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

If you plan to be a criminal justice major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Volunteer State Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice Studies 11
Criminal Justice & Police Science 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 TN, the home state for Volunteer State Community College.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Accountants and Auditors 19,760 $69,690
Managers 14,480 $83,010
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 13,410 $44,600
Correctional Officers and Jailers 9,670 $35,470
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 5,590 $41,830

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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