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Northern Virginia Community College

Criminal Justice/Safety Studies (43.0104)
Associate's Degree - Transfer
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Criminology and Criminal Justice
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: AS
2010 CIP Code: 

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:
Off-Campus:YesNo

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Date of Last Council Action (mm/yyyy)  
Date Program Placed on Probation:  
Date Program Closed:  
BCHE - Before Council of Higher Education
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-1967151518
2019-2096873674
2020-21979742170
2021-22871641164
2022-23860617146

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
2.9165$ 2,468




The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.



Program Graduates by Domicile
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2018-1918018
2019-2072274
2020-211673170
2021-221613164
2022-231442146
Five Year Summary56210572
Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,


YearForeign/ InternationalAfrican Am. or Black (NH)Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)HispanicWhite, Caucasian Am. (NH)Multi-Race (NH)Unknown/ Unreported (NH)Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years196114757224516116572



Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.





Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in 2022
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)NaN
2013-14 (8 years)NaN
2016-17 (5 years)NaN
2018-19 (3 years)1861%$19,154$42,296$63,753
2020-21 (18 months)26266%$14,977$26,086$40,065



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2014-15 to 2018-19
2015-16 to 2019-201920.7%$ 4,750$ 6,517$ 12,580$ 18,013
2016-17 to 2020-216926.3%$ 4,950$ 9,688$ 11,840$ 15,338
2017-18 to 2021-2211727.5%$ 5,442$ 9,688$ 11,328$ 14,845
Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.
Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2014-15 to 2018-19
2015-16 to 2019-201920.7%$ 4,750$ 6,517$ 12,580$ 18,013
2016-17 to 2020-216926.3%$ 4,950$ 10,392$ 12,877$ 15,341
2017-18 to 2021-2211727.5%$ 5,442$ 9,898$ 12,114$ 15,338


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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