2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Corrections in Pennsylvania

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Corrections is the 419th most popular major in the country with 3,984 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across Pennsylvania, there were 62 corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 8 corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania” ranking, we looked at 2 colleges that offer a degree in corrections. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great corrections programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the corrections program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania

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

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Corrections in Pennsylvania

#1

Pennsylvania Highlands Community College

Johnstown, Pennsylvania

#1 in overall quality

$7,583 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pennsylvania Highlands Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania list. Pennsylvania Highlands Community College is located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 associates’s corrections degrees to qualified students.

Pennsylvania Highlands not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” list. The estimated yearly cost for Pennsylvania Highlands is $7,583 for Pennsylvania Associate Degree Corrections students.

Full Pennsylvania Highlands Corrections Report

#2

Mount Aloysius College

Cresson, Pennsylvania

#2 in overall quality

$22,964 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mount Aloysius College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate in Pennsylvania list. Located in Cresson, Pennsylvania, this small private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s corrections students in 2019-2020.

Mount Aloysius also took the #2 spot in our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Mount Aloysius College is $22,964 for Pennsylvania Associate Degree Corrections students.

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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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