Criminal Justice & Corrections at Volunteer State Community College
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
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.
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 |
Related Majors
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.