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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Mercer County Community College

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

Mercer County Community College is located in West Windsor, New Jersey and has a total student population of 6,342. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 59 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 & Corrections section at the bottom of this page.

Mercer County Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Mercer County Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Mercer County Community College

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

Mercer County Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

47% Women
56% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 53% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

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Mercer County Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 9
Hispanic or Latino 23
White 23
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

The following criminal justice concentations are available at Mercer County Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Mercer County Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

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 NJ, the home state for Mercer County Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Accountants and Auditors 37,370 $90,400
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 19,950 $83,720
Managers 18,370 $138,820
Correctional Officers and Jailers 11,240 $70,280
Computer Workers 9,770 $99,210

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*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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