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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Western Wyoming Community College

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Criminal Justice & Corrections at Western Wyoming Community College

What traits are you looking for in a criminal justice school? To help you decide if Western Wyoming Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's criminal justice program.

WWCC is located in Rock Springs, Wyoming and approximately 2,776 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 9 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.

WWCC Criminal Justice & Corrections Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Criminal Justice

Online Classes Are Available at WWCC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

  • Associate’s Degree

WWCC Criminal Justice & Corrections Rankings

Criminal Justice Student Demographics at WWCC

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

WWCC Criminal Justice & Corrections Associate’s Program

56% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 44% of criminal justice associate's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in criminal justice at WWCC are white. Around 56% 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 Wyoming Community College with a associate's in criminal justice.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 5
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Criminal Justice & Corrections

Criminal Justice & Corrections majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Wyoming 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 WY, the home state for Western Wyoming Community College.

Occupation Jobs in WY Average Salary in WY
Accountants and Auditors 1,810 $66,180
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 1,130 $55,050
Correctional Officers and Jailers 830 $42,290
Managers 770 $100,310
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 770 $50,200

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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