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Criminal Justice & Police Science at East Mississippi Community College

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

EMCC is located in Scooba, Mississippi and has a total student population of 3,392. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 13 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.

EMCC Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Police Science

Online Classes Are Available at EMCC

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? EMCC offers distance education options for police science at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

EMCC Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at EMCC

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

EMCC Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

62% Women
77% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 62% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in police science only graduates about 37% women each year. The program at EMCC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 25% more women than average.

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EMCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in police science graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 10
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 3
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 MS, the home state for East Mississippi Community College.

Occupation Jobs in MS Average Salary in MS
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 7,520 $35,550
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 870 $64,150
Bailiffs 140 $30,920
Private Detectives and Investigators 110 $46,890
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 60 $76,000

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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