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Corrections at Rio Hondo College

If you are interested in studying corrections, you may want to check out the program at Rio Hondo College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

RHCCD is located in Whittier, California and approximately 15,692 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 4 students received their associate's degree in corrections.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Corrections section at the bottom of this page.

RHCCD Corrections Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Corrections

Online Classes Are Available at RHCCD

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.

RHCCD does offer online education options in corrections for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Associate’s Degree

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Corrections Student Demographics at RHCCD

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the corrections majors at Rio Hondo College.

RHCCD Corrections Associate’s Program

50% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 50% of corrections associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in corrections only graduates about 43% women each year. The program at RHCCD may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in corrections at RHCCD are white. Around 75% 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 Rio Hondo College with a associate's in corrections.

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

Careers That Corrections Grads May Go Into

A degree in corrections can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Rio Hondo College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Correctional Officers and Jailers 34,980 $75,400
Police and Detective Supervisors 4,950 $154,430
Correctional Officer Supervisors 4,520 $100,910
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 1,260 $111,240

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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