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Criminal Justice & Police Science at McHenry County College

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

MCC is located in Crystal Lake, Illinois and approximately 7,814 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 14 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.

MCC Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Police Science

Online Classes Are Available at MCC

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

  • Associate’s Degree

MCC Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at MCC

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

MCC Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

21% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 79% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 21% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in police science at MCC are white. Around 71% 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 McHenry County College 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 2
White 10
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 IL, the home state for McHenry County College.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 30,370 $75,720
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 2,940 $87,470
Bailiffs 1,550 $57,220
Private Detectives and Investigators 860 $60,630
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 600 $62,280

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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