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Criminal Justice & Police Science at Chattahoochee Valley Community College

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Criminal Justice & Police Science at Chattahoochee Valley Community College

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

CVCC is located in Phenix City, Alabama and approximately 1,399 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 6 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.

CVCC Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Police Science (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Undergrad Certificate in Police Science (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Police Science

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Police Science Student Demographics at CVCC

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

CVCC Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

83% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in police science only graduates about 37% women each year. The program at CVCC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 47% more women than average.

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CVCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in police science graduates 23% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Chattahoochee Valley 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 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 AL, the home state for Chattahoochee Valley Community College.

Occupation Jobs in AL Average Salary in AL
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 11,410 $45,930
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 1,270 $64,750
Private Detectives and Investigators 200 $54,200
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 90 $68,230
Bailiffs 90 $32,460

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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