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Criminal JusticeDegrees

Criminal Justice Associate Degrees in North Carolina

The study of justice systems, institutions, policy, administration and practice: policing, courts, corrections and how they work together. Criminal justice looks at the justice system itself. Criminology studies crime and offending; forensic science examines physical evidence. Programs appear here only when official curriculum evidence supports the subject: a named concentration or track, or the degree's own required core — never a topic covered in one or two courses.

Listings in North Carolina identify where the school (or the campus that delivers the program) is located. For online programs this is not a requirement to live there, and an online degree based in North Carolina is not automatically open to residents of every state.

Listed alphabetically by school. This directory is not a ranking. What we list

Catawba Valley Community College

Criminal Justice Technology

AssociateDedicated degreeAssociate degree
Format: Campus · Hybrid
Location: Hickory, NC
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: $76 per credit · In-state — North Carolina resident · Effective Fall 2026
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOC
Subjects: Criminal Justice
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Catawba Valley Community College

Associate degree — Forensic Science Concentration

AssociateConcentrationCJ with forensic focusAssociate degree
Format: Campus · Hybrid
Location: Hickory, NC
Attendance: Campus-based study
Duration: Duration not verified
Tuition: $76 per credit · In-state — North Carolina resident · Effective Fall 2026
Next deadline: No upcoming verified deadline
Accreditation: Institution accredited: SACSCOC
Subjects: Criminal Justice · Forensic Science
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