Certificate (1-2 years)-10% vs national median186 grads tracked
Criminal Justice and Corrections at Lewis and Clark Community College
Ranked 36th of 73 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Criminal Justice and Corrections by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$32,115
middle 50%: $22,905 – $44,754
Median · 5 years out
$50,949
middle 50%: $31,991 – $70,184
Median · 10 years out
$62,818
middle 50%: $44,398 – $88,614
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
Lewis and Clark Community College graduates in Criminal Justice and Corrections earn $32k initially. Median pay climbs to $51k after five years and $63k after ten.
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?
Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.
Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
8.5 yrs
≈ $10,225 total interest
Same major at other universities
Klamath Community College
$52,636 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan Community College
$52,490 · 5 yrs out
Kaskaskia College
$51,929 · 5 yrs out
College of Lake County
$51,828 · 5 yrs out
Manchester Community College
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Kankakee Community College
$50,949 · 5 yrs out
Northshore Technical Community College
$50,676 · 5 yrs out
Georgia Southern University
$50,010 · 5 yrs out
Saint Louis Community College
$49,399 · 5 yrs out
Otero College
$49,197 · 5 yrs out
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$49,171 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$49,095 · 5 yrs out
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$87,772 · 5 yrs out
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$64,085 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$63,610 · 5 yrs out
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