by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Criminal Justice & Police Science. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Criminal Justice & Corrections is a major offered under the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program of study at Ocean County College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in criminal justice, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Gain a solid foundation in the American justice system, criminal law and social science when you earn your associate degree in criminal justice online from Southern New Hampshire University.
In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at OCC was $270 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $193 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,790 | $8,100 |
| Books and Supplies | $482 | $482 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Students who received their associate degree at OCC in Criminal Justice walked away with an average of $11,000 in student debt. That is 41% lower than the national average of $18,566.
The median early career salary of criminal justice students who receive their associate degree from OCC is $27,642 per year. That is 3% higher than the national average of $26,761.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the criminal justice associate degree program at OCC. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the OCC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 49.3% of the criminal justice students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 50.8%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 20.9% of the criminal justice associate degrees at OCC in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 56%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 12 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 53 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Criminal Justice & Corrections students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Police Science | 67 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Other Homeland Security | 5 |
*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.
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