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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Western Technical College

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Western Technical College

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

Western Technical College is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 4,240.

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.

Western Technical College Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

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

Western Technical College Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

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Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Western Technical College

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

Western Technical College Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

26% Women
11% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 74% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 26% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice at Western Technical College are white. Around 89% 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 Western Technical College with a associate's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 24
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 WI, the home state for Western Technical College.

Occupation Jobs in WI Average Salary in WI
Accountants and Auditors 22,610 $68,410
Managers 12,400 $85,050
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 11,260 $62,040
Correctional Officers and Jailers 6,870 $44,230
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 3,920 $48,440

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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