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Criminal Justice & Police Science at Waukesha County Technical College

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Criminal Justice & Police Science at Waukesha County Technical College

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

WCTC is located in Pewaukee, Wisconsin and approximately 6,952 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 67 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.

WCTC Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Police Science (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Police Science

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Police Science Student Demographics at WCTC

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

WCTC Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

34% Women
12% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 66% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 34% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in police science at WCTC are white. Around 85% 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 Waukesha County Technical College with a associate's in police science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 6
White 57
International Students 0
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 WI, the home state for Waukesha County Technical College.

Occupation Jobs in WI Average Salary in WI
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 11,260 $62,040
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 1,280 $76,590
Private Detectives and Investigators 270 $43,790
Bailiffs 190 $31,320
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 180 $72,160

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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