WhatGradsMake
Certificate (1-2 years)+38% vs national median1,159 grads tracked

Criminal Justice and Corrections at Red Rocks Community College

Ranked 8th of 73 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Criminal Justice and Corrections by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$69,066
middle 50%: $50,738 – $83,839
Median · 5 years out
$77,825
middle 50%: $60,171 – $96,615
Median · 10 years out
$85,364
middle 50%: $67,993 – $111,113

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Criminal Justice and Corrections (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates of Red Rocks Community College's certificate (1-2 years) program in Criminal Justice and Corrections earn a median $69,066 one year after graduating, rising to $85,364 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 38% above the national median of $56,577 for this field, ranking 8th of 73 reporting programs.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
4.8 yrs
≈ $5,116 total interest

Same major at other universities

Erie Community College
$86,254 · 5 yrs out
Onondaga Community College
$85,473 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan State University
$84,300 · 5 yrs out
Ulster County Community College
$81,741 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$80,540 · 5 yrs out
Mohawk Valley Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$78,529 · 5 yrs out
Corning Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$77,524 · 5 yrs out
Alexandria Technical and Community College
$73,820 · 5 yrs out
Jamestown Community College
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mesa University
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Arapahoe Community College
$70,527 · 5 yrs out
Mountwest Community and Technical College
$68,564 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Red Rocks Community College

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$116,945 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$105,907 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$99,192 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Associate)
$86,581 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$85,863 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Associate)
$85,089 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate)
$78,709 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$77,653 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$76,896 · 5 yrs out
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection (Associate)
$76,644 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$76,402 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades, General (Certificate)
$75,158 · 5 yrs out

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