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Criminal Justice & Police Science at Trinity Valley Community College

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Criminal Justice & Police Science at Trinity Valley Community College

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

TVCC is located in Athens, Texas and approximately 5,600 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 5 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.

TVCC Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Police Science (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Police Science

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Police Science Student Demographics at TVCC

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

TVCC Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

40% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 60% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in police science only graduates about 37% women each year. The program at TVCC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 3% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in police science at TVCC are white. Around 80% 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 Trinity Valley Community College with a associate's in police science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 4
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 TX, the home state for Trinity Valley Community College.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 60,260 $61,870
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 15,930 $79,950
Private Detectives and Investigators 1,570 $49,250
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 1,220 $68,040

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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