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Criminal Justice at Western Nevada College

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

WNC is located in Carson City, Nevada and has a total student population of 3,495. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 10 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 section at the bottom of this page.

WNC Criminal Justice Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Criminal Justice (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at WNC

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, WNC does offer online courses in criminal justice for the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

WNC Criminal Justice Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at WNC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the criminal justice majors at Western Nevada College.

WNC Criminal Justice Associate’s Program

80% Women
20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice at WNC 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 Western Nevada College with a associate's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 8
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 NV, the home state for Western Nevada College.

Occupation Jobs in NV Average Salary in NV
Managers 7,120 $102,060
Police and Detective Supervisors 920 $101,690
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 160 $51,750

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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