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Criminal Justice & Police Science at Cape Cod Community College

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

Cape Cod Community College is located in West Barnstable, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 2,710. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 15 students received their associate's degree in police science.

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

Cape Cod Community College Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Police Science (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Police Science

Cape Cod Community College Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at Cape Cod Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the police science majors at Cape Cod Community College.

Cape Cod Community College Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

60% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 40% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in police science only graduates about 37% women each year. The program at Cape Cod Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 23% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in police science at Cape Cod Community College are white. Around 60% 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 Cape Cod Community College with a associate's in police science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Police Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in police science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for MA, the home state for Cape Cod Community College.

Occupation Jobs in MA Average Salary in MA
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 16,830 $69,870
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 1,340 $101,800
Private Detectives and Investigators 550 $49,290
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 370 $75,080

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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