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2022 Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

5 Ranked Colleges
85 Degrees Awarded
$8,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 1,560 corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 85 corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 5 colleges that offered 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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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 the Southwest Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

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

Top 5 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Corrections in the Southwest Region

#1

Rio Salado College

Tempe, Arizona
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Rio Salado College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. Located in Tempe, Arizona, this fairly large public school awarded 12 degrees to qualified associates’s corrections students in 2019-2020.

Rio Salado College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $9,320 for southwest region associate degree corrections students per year to attend Rio Salado College.

Full Rio Salado College Corrections Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend McLennan Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. MCC is a medium-sized public school situated in Waco, Texas. It awarded 3 associates’s corrections degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree corrections students list, MCC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend MCC is $6,752 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Corrections students.

Read full report on Corrections at McLennan Community College

#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 20 associates’s corrections degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District also took the #2 spot in our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Austin Community College District is $6,861 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Corrections students.

Read more about Corrections at Austin Community College District

#4

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Antonio College landed the #4 spot on the list. San Antonio College is a fairly large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 13 associates’s corrections degrees in 2019-2020.

San Antonio College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $5,882 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Corrections students per year to attend San Antonio College.

Read full report on Corrections at San Antonio College

#5

Langston University

Langston, Oklahoma
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 5 schools in the Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Langston University landed the #5 spot on the list. Langston University is a small public school situated in Langston, Oklahoma. It awarded 11 associates’s corrections degrees in 2019-2020.

Langston University also took the #5 spot in our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Langston University is $12,131 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Corrections students.

Read full report on Corrections at Langston University

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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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