South Carolina Criminal Justice Degree Programs
(found 37 schools)
Median Hourly Wage of South Carolina Police Officers: $17.881
Median Annual Salary of South Carolina Police Officers: $37,1801
Median Hourly Wage of South Carolina Corrections Officers: $14.931
Median Annual Salary of South Carolina Corrections Officers: $31,0601
State Agency: South Carolina Department of Corrections
Listed below are all of the accredited schools in South Carolina that offer Criminal Justice programs.
Overview
In rural South Carolina, you’ll find gorgeous state parks including the Congaree National Park, featuring some of the tallest trees in the country. Hiking, hunting, fishing and camping are popular activities in this state of roughly 4.6 million people. The state capital is Columbia, also one of the largest cities. Others include Charleston, North Charleston and Rock Hill.
Criminal Justice Education in South Carolina
Financial aid in South Carolina isn’t too hard to get, especially if you’re a good student. The South Carolina HOPE Scholarship, the LIFE Scholarship and the Palmetto Fellows Scholarship are all merit-based programs, but there are some needs-based and federally-funded options as well.
Outlook for Criminal Justice in South Carolina
A police officer has a mean annual income of $37,660 and detectives, and criminal investigators earn $51,400. All For those who choose to put their criminal justice degree to use in the paralegal field, the mean annual salary is $41,510.
South Carolina Criminal Justice Schools
South UniversityAiken Technical College (Graniteville, SC)Programs Offered:
Associate of Applied Science - Criminal Justice, Certificate - Basic Criminal Justice
Anderson University (Anderson, SC)Programs Offered:
Associate of Arts - Criminal Justice, Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice, Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice (online)
Benedict College (Columbia, SC)Programs Offered:
Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice
Brown Mackie College (Greenville, SC)Programs Offered:
Associate Degree - Paralegal, Certificate - Assistant Paralegal
Charleston Southern University (Charleston, SC)Programs Offered:
Associate in Public Service - Criminal Justice, Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice, Master of Science - Criminal Justice
Claflin University (Orangeburg, SC)Programs Offered:
Bachelor of Arts - Sociology/Criminal Justice Administration
Coker College (Hartsville, SC)Programs Offered:
Bachelor of Arts - Criminology
Denmark Technical College (Denmark, SC)Programs Offered:
Associate Degree - Criminal Justice Technology, Technical Certificate - Criminal Justice
Greenville Technical College (Greenville, SC)Programs Offered:
Associate Degree - Criminal Justice Technology, Associate of Applied Science - Paralegal Studies
Horry-Georgetown Technical College (Conway, SC)Programs Offered:
Associate of Applied Science - Crime Scene Investigations, Associate of Applied Science - Criminal Justice, Associate of Applied Science - Legal Assisting/Paralegal, Certificate - Paralegal Specialist
ITT Technical Institute (Columbia, SC / Greenville, SC)Programs Offered:
Associate of Applied Science - Criminal Justice, Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
Lander University (Greenwood, SC)Programs Offered:
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
Limestone College (Gaffney, SC)Programs Offered:
Bachelor Degree - Criminal Justice (online)
Midlands Technical College (West Columbia, SC)Programs Offered:
Associate of Applied Science - Criminal Justice, Associate of Science - Paralegal Studies, Certificate - Court Reporting, Certificate - Legal Administrative Assistant, Certificate - Paralegal Studies
Miller-Motte Technical College (North Charleston, SC)Programs Offered:
Associate of Applied Science - Criminal Justice, Associate of Applied Science - Paralegal Studies, Associate of Applied Science - Security & Investigation, Associate of Applied Science/Associate of Occupational Science - Criminal Justice, Associate of Science - Criminal Justice, B.S. in Criminal Justice (online), Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice, Bachelor of Science - Public Administration/Policy, Diploma - Network Administration and Security
Morris College (Sumter, SC)Programs Offered:
Bachelor of Arts - Criminal Justice
Orangeburg-Calhoun Technical College (Orangeburg, SC)Programs Offered:
Associate of Applied Science - Paralegal, Associate of Science - Criminal Justice, Certificate - Forensics, Certificate - Security
South University (Columbia, SC)Programs Offered:
Bachelor of Science - Paralegal Studies
Technical College of the Lowcountry (Beaufort, SC)Programs Offered:
Associate in Public Service - Criminal Justice Technology, Associate of Applied Science - Paralegal, Certificate - Correctional Office Administration, Certificate - Correctional Training, Certificate - Criminal Justice and Law, Certificate - Law Enforcement Psychology, Certificate - Law Enforcement Training, Certificate - Paralegal Specialist
The Citadel (Charleston, SC)Programs Offered:
Bachelor of Science - Criminal Justice
Trident Technical College (Charleston, SC)Programs Offered:
Associate of Applied Science - Criminal Justice (online), Associate of Applied Science - Paralegal, Certificate - Crime Scene Investigation (online), Certificate - Criminal Justice - Corrections (online), Certificate - Criminal Justice - Law Enforcement (online), Certificate - Emergency Management and Protection (online)
University of Phoenix (Columbia, SC)Programs Offered:
AA - Criminal Justice (online), BS - Criminal Justice Admin/Inst Healthcare (online), BS - Criminal Justice Admin/Management (online), BS - Criminal Justice Administration (online), BS - Organizational Security Management (online), MS - Administration of Justice and Security (online)
Virginia College (North Charleston, SC)Programs Offered:
A.S. - Paralegal Studies (online), B.S. - Paralegal Studies (online)
Voorhees College (Denmark, SC)Programs Offered:
Bachelor Degree - Criminal Justice
York Technical College (Rock Hill, SC)Programs Offered:
Associate in Public Service - Criminal Justice Technology, Certificate - Law Enforcement
