Criminal Justice and Corrections associate's degree outcomes at Mountain Empire Community College

Big Stone Gap, VA · Public · Federal field 4301

Data scope

Federal records group outcomes by college, four-digit field and credential level. A record may cover several catalog programs or concentrations.

OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

—Earnings growth, year 1 → 5Not available → Not available

—Earn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

—Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort

—Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median

—Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median

Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential

—Recent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$8,852

Institution-wide annual average net price—not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWINGNot available

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$43,752

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENTNot available

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$8,852Institution-wide annual figure

COST OF ATTENDANCE$15,605Institution-wide annual budget

ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context

COMPLETION RATE48.0%Institution-wide completion rate

WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

Not availableYear 1

$43,752Year 4

Not availableYear 5

CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

Repayment pressure is not available

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$3,646

Estimated loan paymentNot available

—borrowers represented where reported

HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$43,752 vs. $46,706

$2,954 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median

WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations and wages in VA.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for—not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics · May 2025 estimates, published May 2026.

Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Teachers, Postsecondary$76,590 median wageU.S. estimate · 270 jobs · 25-1111First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives$101,230 median wageVA estimate · 3,750 jobs · 33-1012Detectives and Criminal Investigators$112,760 median wageVA estimate · 3,180 jobs · 33-3021Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers$65,870 median wageVA estimate · 19,970 jobs · 33-3051Private Detectives and Investigators$56,160 median wageVA estimate · 1,280 jobs · 33-9021First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers$64,190 median wageVA estimate · 2,230 jobs · 33-1011Correctional Officers and Jailers$50,140 median wageVA estimate · 11,270 jobs · 33-3012Managers, All Other$166,230 median wageVA estimate · 21,560 jobs · 11-9199Emergency Management Directors$99,860 median wageVA estimate · 450 jobs · 11-9161First-Line Supervisors of Protective Service Workers, All Other$76,400 median wageU.S. estimate · 20,690 jobs · 33-1099Life, Physical, and Social Science Technicians, All Other$67,240 median wageVA estimate · 2,710 jobs · 19-4099First-Line Supervisors of Security Workers$60,790 median wageVA estimate · 2,120 jobs · 33-1091

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