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Criminal Justice & Police Science at Prince George’s Community College

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

PGCC is located in Largo, Maryland and has a total student population of 11,357. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 13 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.

PGCC Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Police Science

Online Classes Are Available at PGCC

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, PGCC does offer online courses in police science for the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

PGCC Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at PGCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the police science majors at Prince George’s Community College.

PGCC Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

54% Women
92% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 46% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 54% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in police science only graduates about 37% women each year. The program at PGCC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 17% more women than average.

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PGCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in police science graduates 49% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 MD, the home state for Prince George's Community College.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 12,650 $68,230
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 860 $102,370
Bailiffs 570 $41,750
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 170 $81,650

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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