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Criminal Justice & Police Science at Cochise County Community College District

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Criminal Justice & Police Science at Cochise County Community College District

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

Cochise College is located in Sierra Vista, Arizona and has a total student population of 3,327. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 38 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.

Cochise College Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Cochise College

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Cochise College offers distance education options for police science at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

Cochise College Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at Cochise College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the police science majors at Cochise County Community College District.

Cochise College Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

68% Women
68% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 32% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 68% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in police science only graduates about 37% women each year. The program at Cochise College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 32% more women than average.

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Cochise College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in police science graduates 25% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Cochise County Community College District with a associate's in police science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 25
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 AZ, the home state for Cochise County Community College District.

Occupation Jobs in AZ Average Salary in AZ
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 11,320 $64,640
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 5,810 $81,810
Private Detectives and Investigators 380 $53,680
Bailiffs 290 $34,500
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 120 $62,550

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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