Criminal Justice Studies at Westmoreland County Community College

Every criminal justice studies school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the criminal justice studies program at Westmoreland County Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Westmoreland College is located in Youngwood, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 4,369.

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.

Westmoreland College Criminal Justice Studies Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice Studies

Online Classes Are Available at Westmoreland College

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Westmoreland College offers distance education options for criminal justice studies at the following degree levels:

Associate’s Degree

Westmoreland College Criminal Justice Studies Rankings

Criminal Justice Studies Student Demographics at Westmoreland College

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

Westmoreland College Criminal Justice Studies Associate’s Program

53% Women

27% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of criminal justice studies associate's degrees went to men and 53% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in criminal justice studies only graduates about 41% men each year. The program at Westmoreland College may seem more male-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice studies at Westmoreland College are white. Around 73% 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 Westmoreland County Community College with a associate's in criminal justice studies.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 PA, the home state for Westmoreland County Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Police and Detective Supervisors	3,350	$92,170
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	760	$83,960

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*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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