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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Suffolk County Community College

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Suffolk County Community College

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

Suffolk County Community College is located in Selden, New York and has a total student population of 22,570. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 219 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.

Suffolk County Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at Suffolk County Community College

Online courses are a good option for students who need a more flexible schedule that allows them to pursue an education when and where they want. Whether you're going to school part-time or full-time, you may find distance education the right choice for you.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Suffolk County Community College offers distance education options for criminal justice at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

Suffolk County Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at Suffolk County Community College

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

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

48% Women
46% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 52% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 48% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 6
Black or African American 19
Hispanic or Latino 73
White 107
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 14

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

If you plan to be a criminal justice major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Suffolk 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 NY, the home state for Suffolk County Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Accountants and Auditors 110,780 $96,300
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 53,560 $74,860
Correctional Officers and Jailers 35,460 $64,490
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 28,530 $58,050
Managers 16,600 $124,160

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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