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Criminal Justice & Police Science at Westmoreland County Community College

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Criminal Justice & Police Science at Westmoreland County Community College

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

Westmoreland College is located in Youngwood, Pennsylvania and approximately 4,369 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 2 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.

Westmoreland College Criminal Justice & Police Science Degrees Available

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

Westmoreland College Criminal Justice & Police Science Rankings

Police Science Student Demographics at Westmoreland College

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

Westmoreland College Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate’s Program

100% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 0% of police science associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in police science only graduates about 37% women each year. The program at Westmoreland College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 63% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in police science at Westmoreland College are white. Around 100% 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 Westmoreland County Community College with a associate's in police science.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 2
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 PA, the home state for Westmoreland County Community College.

Occupation Jobs in PA Average Salary in PA
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 27,850 $66,600
Private Detectives and Investigators 3,100 $45,950
Detectives and Criminal Investigators 2,830 $85,730
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors 760 $83,960
Bailiffs 720 $32,830

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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