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Criminal Justice Studies at Wake Technical Community College

Criminal Justice Studies at Wake Technical Community College

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

Wake Technical Community College is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and approximately 21,760 students attend the school each year.

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

Wake Technical Community College Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Wake Technical Community College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Wake Technical Community College does offer online education options in criminal justice studies for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Associate’s Degree

Wake Technical Community College Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

Criminal Justice Studies Student Demographics at Wake Technical Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice studies majors at Wake Technical Community College.

Wake Technical Community College Criminal Justice Studies Associate’s Program

48% Women
37% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 52% of criminal justice studies associate's degrees went to men and 48% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in criminal justice studies only graduates about 41% men each year. The program at Wake Technical Community College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 10% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice studies at Wake Technical Community College are white. Around 59% 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 Wake Technical Community College with a associate's in criminal justice studies.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 16
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Criminal Justice Studies Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice studies can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Wake Technical Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Police and Detective Supervisors 2,800 $69,890
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 1,910 $58,690
Correctional Officer Supervisors 1,120 $55,580

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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