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Criminal Justice & Police Science at Montgomery County Community College

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

Montco is located in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 9,827. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 41 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.

Montco Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Police Science

Online Classes Are Available at Montco

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Montco does offer online education options in police science for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Associate’s Degree

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Police Science Student Demographics at Montco

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

Montco Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

32% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 68% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 32% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in police science at Montco 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 Montgomery County Community College with a associate's in police science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 29
International Students 1
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 PA, the home state for Montgomery County Community College.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 27,850 $66,600
Private Detectives and Investigators 3,100 $45,950
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 2,830 $85,730
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 760 $83,960
Bailiffs 720 $32,830

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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