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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Whatcom Community College

Criminal Justice & Corrections at Whatcom Community College

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

Whatcom Community College is located in Bellingham, Washington and has a total student population of 2,719.

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.

Whatcom Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Whatcom Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Whatcom Community College

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

Whatcom Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

40% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 40% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice at Whatcom Community College are white. Around 80% 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 Whatcom Community 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 4
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

Criminal Justice & Corrections majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Whatcom Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice 4

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 WA, the home state for Whatcom Community College.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Accountants and Auditors 32,870 $78,970
Computer Workers 13,100 $91,620
Managers 11,280 $125,490
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 9,670 $77,670
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 7,590 $51,990

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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