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Criminal Justice & Corrections at West Virginia Northern Community College

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at West Virginia Northern Community College

What traits are you looking for in a criminal justice school? To help you decide if West Virginia Northern Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's criminal justice program.

WVNCC is located in Wheeling, West Virginia and has a total student population of 1,253.

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.

WVNCC Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

WVNCC Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at WVNCC

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

WVNCC Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

78% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 22% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 78% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice at WVNCC 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 West Virginia Northern Community College with a associate's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 6
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 WV, the home state for West Virginia Northern Community College.

Occupation Jobs in WV Average Salary in WV
Accountants and Auditors 3,840 $68,160
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 3,460 $43,590
Correctional Officers and Jailers 3,030 $36,960
Computer Workers 2,380 $83,660
Managers 1,880 $77,290

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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