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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Wilkes Community College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Criminal Justice & Corrections, consider the program at Wilkes Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Wilkes Community College sits in Wilkesboro, NC.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 87 criminal justice & corrections graduations were recorded at Wilkes Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Wilkes Community College

Online coursework is an option at Wilkes Community College. Among 2,593 students, 834 (32%) studied exclusively online and 807 (31%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates from Wilkes Community College

Those who finish Wilkes Community College’s Criminal Justice & Corrections program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$33,896
3 years	$33,485
4 years	$40,280
5 years	$42,092

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years out, Criminal Justice & Corrections graduates from Wilkes Community College report median earnings of $40,280, compared with $34,050 for all Wilkes Community College graduates — about 18% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Criminal Justice & Corrections graduates from Wilkes Community College stands at $11,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Criminal Justice & Corrections graduates at Wilkes Community College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Criminal Justice & Corrections graduates at Wilkes Community College are 32% women (28) and 68% men (59).

Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program at Wilkes Community College

Among the 11 associate’s criminal justice & corrections degrees awarded at Wilkes Community College, 36% were women (4) and 64% were men (7).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Criminal Justice & Corrections associate’s degree recipients at Wilkes Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	9
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	1

Minority students account for 18% of Criminal Justice & Corrections associate’s degree recipients at Wilkes Community College, lower than the national average of 58%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Criminal Justice & Corrections Concentrations at Wilkes Community College

The Criminal Justice & Corrections program at Wilkes Community College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies	49
Criminal Justice & Police Science	38

Highest-Paying Careers for Criminal Justice & Corrections Graduates

Those who complete Criminal Justice & Corrections program at Wilkes Community College go on to a range of careers. Here are the highest-paying careers for Criminal Justice & Corrections majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Environmental Compliance Inspectors	$119,630
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Coroners	$110,095
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary	$91,449
Regulatory Affairs Specialists	$85,399

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.