Criminal Justice Studies at Western Technical College

If you plan to study criminal justice studies, take a look at what Western Technical College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Western Technical College is located in La Crosse, Wisconsin and approximately 4,240 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.

Western Technical College Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies

Western Technical College Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

Criminal Justice Studies Student Demographics at Western Technical College

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

Western Technical College Criminal Justice Studies Associate’s Program

37% Women

7% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 63% of criminal justice studies associate's degrees went to men and 37% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in criminal justice studies only graduates about 41% men each year. The program at Western Technical College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 22% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice studies 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 studies.

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

Criminal Justice & Police Science

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 WI, the home state for Western Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in WI	Average Salary in WI
Police and Detective Supervisors	1,400	$84,980
Correctional Officer Supervisors	780	$66,070
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	180	$72,160

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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