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Criminal Justice at Big Sandy Community and Technical College

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

Big Sandy Community and Technical College is located in Prestonsburg, Kentucky and approximately 2,426 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 16 students received their associate's degree in criminal justice.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Criminal Justice section at the bottom of this page.

Big Sandy Community and Technical College Criminal Justice Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Big Sandy Community and Technical College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Big Sandy Community and Technical College does offer online courses in criminal justice for the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

Big Sandy Community and Technical College Criminal Justice Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Big Sandy Community and Technical College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Big Sandy Community and Technical College.

Big Sandy Community and Technical College Criminal Justice Associate’s Program

31% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 69% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice at Big Sandy Community and Technical College are white. Around 94% 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 Big Sandy Community and Technical College with a associate's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 KY, the home state for Big Sandy Community and Technical College.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Managers 3,260 $92,630
Police and Detective Supervisors 1,480 $65,430
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 120 $85,960

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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