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Associate+12% vs national median78 grads tracked

Criminal Justice and Corrections at Vermilion Community College

Ranked 60th of 343 associate programs in Criminal Justice and Corrections by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$33,372
middle 50%: $25,911 – $44,849
Median · 5 years out
$56,877
middle 50%: $45,075 – $73,347
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Criminal Justice and Corrections (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Vermilion Community College's associate program in Criminal Justice and Corrections earn a median $33,372 one year after graduating, rising to $56,877 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 12% above the national median of $50,919 for this field, ranking 60th of 343 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
8 yrs
≈ $9,443 total interest

Same major at other universities

Tyler Junior College
$57,471 · 5 yrs out
Northern Essex Community College
$57,417 · 5 yrs out
Pueblo Community College
$57,175 · 5 yrs out
Naugatuck Valley Community College
$57,052 · 5 yrs out
CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice
$57,010 · 5 yrs out
San Jacinto Community College District
$56,949 · 5 yrs out
Casper College
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Arapahoe Community College
$56,676 · 5 yrs out
Hawkeye Community College
$56,668 · 5 yrs out
Manchester Community College
$56,601 · 5 yrs out
Middlesex Community College
$56,595 · 5 yrs out
Rochester Community and Technical College
$56,516 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Vermilion Community College

Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,175 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$62,322 · 5 yrs out
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy (Associate)
$58,609 · 5 yrs out
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy (Certificate)
$57,991 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$56,877 · 5 yrs out
Physical Sciences (Associate)
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Associate)
$55,935 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources and Conservation (Certificate)
$55,246 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources and Conservation (Associate)
$46,480 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Certificate)
$42,505 · 5 yrs out
Natural Resources Conservation and Research (Associate)
$42,092 · 5 yrs out
Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management (Associate)
$40,680 · 5 yrs out

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