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2022 Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate

42 Ranked Colleges
706 Degrees Awarded
$6,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,984 people earned their degree in corrections, making the major the 419th most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 706 corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 42 colleges that offer a degree in corrections. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality corrections programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the corrections program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate.

Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Corrections

#1

Rio Salado College

Tempe, Arizona
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 42 schools in the Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Rio Salado College landed the #1 spot on the list. Rio Salado College is a public institution located in Tempe, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 12 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Rio Salado College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $9,320 for Associate Degree Corrections students per year to attend Rio Salado College.

Full Rio Salado College Corrections Report

#2

Oakland Community College

Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Oakland Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate. Oakland Community College is located in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s corrections degrees to qualified students.

Oakland Community College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oakland Community College is $2,825 for Associate Degree Corrections students.

Full Oakland Community College Corrections Report

#3

Mid-State Technical College

Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mid-State Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate list. Mid-State Technical College is located in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 17 associates’s corrections degrees to qualified students.

Mid-State not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Mid-State Technical College is $9,998 for associate degree corrections students.

Read full report on Corrections at Mid-State Technical College

#9 in overall quality

Out of the 42 schools in the Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, McLennan Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. MCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 3 associates’s corrections degrees in 2019-2020.

MCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for McLennan Community College is $6,752 for Associate Degree Corrections students.

Read full report on Corrections at MCC

#5

Northeast Community College

Norfolk, Nebraska
#11 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate list. Northeast Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Norfolk, Nebraska. It awarded 8 associates’s corrections degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Northeast, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Northeast Community College is $8,749 for Associate Degree Corrections students.

Full Northeast Corrections Report

#8 in overall quality

North Central State College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #6. North Central State College is a public institution located in Mansfield, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 23 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Central State College, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend North Central State College is $4,624 for Associate Degree Corrections students.

Read full report on Corrections at North Central State College

#13 in overall quality

Cuyahoga Community College District ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate list. Located in Cleveland, Ohio, this fairly large public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s corrections students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Cuyahoga Community College District, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Cuyahoga Community College District is $5,415 for associate degree corrections students.

Full Cuyahoga Community College District Corrections Report

#8

Moraine Park Technical College

Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
#14 in overall quality

Moraine Park Technical College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate ranking. Moraine Park Technical College is located in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 associates’s corrections degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our associate degree corrections students list, Moraine Park Technical College has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Moraine Park Technical College is $9,143 for associate degree corrections students.

With a freshman retention rate of 87%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its students.

Read more about Corrections at Moraine Park Technical College

#9

West Shore Community College

Scottville, Michigan
#20 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, West Shore Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate list. Located in Scottville, Michigan, this small public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s corrections students in 2019-2020.

West Shore Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #20 on our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $3,460 for associate degree corrections students per year to attend West Shore Community College.

Read more about Corrections at West Shore Community College

#3 in overall quality

Austin Community College District came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate ranking. Austin Community College District is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 20 associates’s corrections degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $6,861 for associate degree corrections students per year to attend Austin Community College District.

Read full report on Corrections at Austin Community College District

#11

Henry Ford College

Dearborn, Michigan
#16 in overall quality

Henry Ford College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Dearborn, Michigan, and it awarded 3 associates’s corrections degrees in 2019-2020.

Henry Ford College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Henry Ford College is $3,182 for Associate Degree Corrections students.

Full Henry Ford College Corrections Report

#12

Monroe Community College

Rochester, New York
#10 in overall quality

Monroe Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #12. Rochester, New York is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s corrections degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

Monroe Community College also took the #10 spot in our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Monroe Community College is $6,830 for associate degree corrections students.

Read full report on Corrections at Monroe Community College

Sinclair Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #13. Sinclair Community College is a public institution located in Dayton, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Sinclair Community College is $4,208 for Associate Degree Corrections students.

Read full report on Corrections at Sinclair Community College

#14

Mount Wachusett Community College

Gardner, Massachusetts
#15 in overall quality

With a ranking of #14, Mount Wachusett Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate list. MWCC is a small public school situated in Gardner, Massachusetts. It awarded 1 associates’s corrections degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at MWCC, the school also landed the #15 spot in our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mount Wachusett Community College is $8,688 for associate degree corrections students.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

Read full report on Corrections at Mount Wachusett Community College

#15

Lake Superior State University

Sault Ste Marie, Michigan
#6 in overall quality

Lake Superior State University landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate ranking. Lake Superior State University is a public institution located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lake Superior State University also made our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #6. It costs about $12,398 for associate degree corrections students per year to attend Lake Superior State University.

Read more about Corrections at Lake Superior State University

#16

Sacramento City College

Sacramento, California
#2 in overall quality

With a ranking of #16, Sacramento City College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate list. Sacramento City is located in Sacramento, California and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s corrections degrees to qualified students.

Sacramento City also took the #2 spot in our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Sacramento City College is $4,835 for associate degree corrections students.

Full Sacramento City Corrections Report

#17

Delta College

University Center, Michigan
#24 in overall quality

Delta College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate ranking. Delta College is a medium-sized school located in University Center, Michigan that handed out 4 associates’s corrections degrees in 2019-2020.

Delta College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Delta College is $3,629 for associate degree corrections students.

Full Delta College Corrections Report

#18

Spokane Community College

Spokane, Washington

With a ranking of #18, Spokane Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate list. Spokane Community College is located in Spokane, Washington and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s corrections degrees to qualified students.

The estimated yearly cost for Spokane Community College is $5,855 for associate degree corrections students.

Read full report on Corrections at Spokane Community College

#19

Rio Hondo College

Whittier, California
#7 in overall quality

Rio Hondo College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate ranking. This fairly large school is located in Whittier, California, and it awarded 5 associates’s corrections degrees in 2019-2020.

RHCCD also took the #7 spot in our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend RHCCD is $5,487 for Associate Degree Corrections students.

Read full report on Corrections at Rio Hondo College

Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #20. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s corrections degrees to 7 students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $7,066 for associate degree corrections students per year to attend MCC.

Read more about Corrections at Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City

#21

Grand Rapids Community College

Grand Rapids, Michigan
#18 in overall quality

With a ranking of #21, Grand Rapids Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate list. Located in Grand Rapids, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s corrections students in 2019-2020.

Grand Rapids Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #18 on our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Grand Rapids Community College is $8,684 for Associate Degree Corrections students.

Full Grand Rapids Community College Corrections Report

With a ranking of #22, Lorain County Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Elyria, Ohio, and it awarded 10 associates’s corrections degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend LCCC is $3,204 for associate degree corrections students.

Full LCCC Corrections Report

#23

Citrus College

Glendora, California
#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #23, Citrus College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate list. Located in Glendora, California, this fairly large public school awarded 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s corrections students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Citrus College, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Citrus College is $2,751 for associate degree corrections students.

The student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Full Citrus College Corrections Report

Wayne County Community College District landed the #24 spot on the 2022 Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate ranking. Located in Detroit, Michigan, this fairly large public school handed out 21 diplomas to qualified associates’s corrections students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $5,060 for associate degree corrections students per year to attend Wayne County Community College District.

Read full report on Corrections at WCCCD

#25

Fresno City College

Fresno, California
#17 in overall quality

Fresno City College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate ranking, coming in at #25. Fresno, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s corrections degrees to 3 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree corrections students list, Fresno City College has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Fresno City College is $2,622 for Associate Degree Corrections students.

Read full report on Corrections at Fresno City College

Notes and References

References

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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