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Northern Virginia Community College

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration (43.0103)
Associate's Degree - Applied
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: AAS
2010 CIP Code: 430103

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-1925716154
2019-2022613734
2020-2118011533
2021-221669725
2022-231067228

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
10.2262$ 4,266




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
2018-1951354
2019-2033134
2020-2129433
2021-2224125
2022-2326228
Five Year Summary16311174
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 Years24401117450603174



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)29250%$50,055$69,063$96,066
2013-14 (8 years)39352%$46,857$69,084$92,019
2016-17 (5 years)45155%$37,489$54,131$76,577
2018-19 (3 years)36053%$35,868$50,832$71,142
2020-21 (18 months)26459%$25,273$40,648$60,497



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-1814836.9%$ 5,460$ 10,904$ 15,174$ 22,097
2014-15 to 2018-1913838.3%$ 5,250$ 11,875$ 16,456$ 25,977
2015-16 to 2019-2011638.0%$ 4,579$ 13,909$ 17,145$ 27,233
2016-17 to 2020-2110238.6%$ 5,476$ 15,092$ 19,163$ 29,192
2017-18 to 2021-227837.5%$ 6,928$ 17,461$ 20,705$ 31,330
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
2013-14 to 2017-1814836.9%$ 5,475$ 10,904$ 15,688$ 23,091
2014-15 to 2018-1913838.3%$ 5,444$ 11,875$ 17,007$ 26,991
2015-16 to 2019-2011638.0%$ 5,443$ 13,909$ 17,403$ 27,493
2016-17 to 2020-2110238.6%$ 5,500$ 15,092$ 19,392$ 30,177
2017-18 to 2021-227837.5%$ 7,000$ 17,461$ 21,005$ 32,744


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