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Criminal Justice at Hudson Valley Community College

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

HVCC is located in Troy, New York and has a total student population of 8,933. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 101 students received their associate's degree in criminal justice.

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

HVCC Criminal Justice Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at HVCC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

HVCC does offer online education options in criminal justice for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Associate’s Degree

HVCC Criminal Justice Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at HVCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Hudson Valley Community College.

HVCC Criminal Justice Associate’s Program

57% Women
41% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice at HVCC are white. Around 59% 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 Hudson Valley Community College with a associate's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 5
Black or African American 18
Hispanic or Latino 13
White 60
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Careers That Criminal Justice Grads May Go Into

A degree in criminal justice can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NY, the home state for Hudson Valley Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Managers 16,600 $124,160
Police and Detective Supervisors 12,650 $115,940
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 1,450 $62,080

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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