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Criminal Justice & Police Science at Hudson County Community College

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Criminal Justice & Police Science at Hudson County Community College

Every criminal justice and police science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the police science program at Hudson County Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

HCCC is located in Jersey City, New Jersey and approximately 7,039 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 69 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.

HCCC Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Police Science

HCCC Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at HCCC

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

HCCC Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

51% Women
88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 49% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 51% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in police science only graduates about 37% women each year. The program at HCCC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

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HCCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in police science graduates 45% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 15
Hispanic or Latino 44
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 NJ, the home state for Hudson County Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 19,950 $83,720
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 3,130 $102,600
Private Detectives and Investigators 740 $64,250
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 470 $87,300
Bailiffs 80 $52,490

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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