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Criminal Justice & Police Science at Los Angeles Harbor College

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

LAHC is located in Wilmington, California and has a total student population of 8,101. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 55 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.

LAHC Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

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

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Police Science Student Demographics at LAHC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the police science majors at Los Angeles Harbor College.

LAHC Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

55% Women
85% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 45% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 55% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in police science only graduates about 37% women each year. The program at LAHC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 18% more women than average.

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LAHC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in police science graduates 42% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 3
Black or African American 6
Hispanic or Latino 35
White 5
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

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 CA, the home state for Los Angeles Harbor College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 72,680 $101,380
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 11,250 $107,120
Private Detectives and Investigators 3,870 $67,970
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 1,260 $111,240
Bailiffs 150 $64,010

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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