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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Midlands Technical College

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

MTC is located in West Columbia, South Carolina and approximately 8,794 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 37 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.

MTC Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Criminal Justice (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at MTC

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.

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

  • Associate’s Degree

MTC Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at MTC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Midlands Technical College.

MTC Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

54% Women
59% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 46% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 54% went to women.

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MTC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in criminal justice graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 14
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 5

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

Criminal Justice & Corrections majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Midlands Technical 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 SC, the home state for Midlands Technical College.

Occupation Jobs in SC Average Salary in SC
Accountants and Auditors 14,890 $64,750
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 11,180 $42,280
Correctional Officers and Jailers 6,200 $37,560
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 3,320 $38,930
Police and Detective Supervisors 1,770 $61,160

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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