by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.
With 113,121 degrees handed out in 2020-2021, criminal justice and corrections is the 7th most popular major in the United States. In 2019-2020, criminal justice and corrections graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $35,465 and had an average of $25,425 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 18,164 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,188 and $21,002 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 8,294 criminal justice and corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,803 and $17,868 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking analyzed 159 colleges that offered a degree in criminal justice and corrections. That schools that top this list have a program in criminal justice and corrections in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region”.
Out of the 159 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Woodland Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Woodland Community College is a public institution located in Woodland, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 51 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Woodland Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Evergreen Valley College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region list. Evergreen Valley College is a medium-sized public school situated in San Jose, California. It awarded 120 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Evergreen Valley College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Imperial Valley College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Imperial, California, this medium-sized public school awarded 224 diplomas to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Out of the 159 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Taft College landed the #4 spot on the list. This small school is located in Taft, California, and it awarded 40 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Taft College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Clatsop Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region. Clatsop Community College is a small public school situated in Astoria, Oregon. It awarded 7 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Clatsop Community College
San Diego Miramar College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in San Diego, California, this fairly large public school handed out 118 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at San Diego Miramar College
Barstow Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #7. Barstow Community College is a small public school situated in Barstow, California. It awarded 45 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Barstow Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Lake Tahoe Community College landed the #8 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. South Lake Tahoe, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Lake Tahoe Community College
With a ranking of #9, Southwestern College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region list. Southwestern College is a fairly large school located in Chula Vista, California that handed out 190 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at SWC Chula Vista
With a ranking of #10, Copper Mountain Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region list. Joshua Tree, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Copper Mountain Community College
Advanced Training Associates landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Advanced Training Associates is a small school located in El Cajon, California that handed out 4 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Advanced Training Associates Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
With a ranking of #12, East Los Angeles College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region list. East Los Angeles College is a public institution located in Monterey Park, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 388 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full East Los Angeles College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
College of the Siskiyous did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Weed, California, and it awarded 18 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at College of the Siskiyous
West Hills College-Lemoore landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. West Hills College-Lemoore is a public institution located in Lemoore, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 67 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at West Hills College-Lemoore
Solano Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region list. Solano College is a public institution located in Fairfield, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 97 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Solano Community College
College of the Desert landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Located in Palm Desert, California, this fairly large public school handed out 87 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at College of the Desert
Sacramento City College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region list. Sacramento City College is a public institution located in Sacramento, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 132 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Sacramento City College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Centralia College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Centralia College is a public institution located in Centralia, Washington. The school has a small population, and it awarded 32 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Centralia College
College of San Mateo ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in San Mateo, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 54 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at College of San Mateo
With a ranking of #20, Porterville College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region list. Porterville, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 43 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Porterville College
Hartnell College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Salinas, California, and it awarded 105 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Hartnell College
College of the Sequoias ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region list. Visalia, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 129 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at College of the Sequoias
Antelope Valley College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region ranking, coming in at #23. Antelope Valley College is a public institution located in Lancaster, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 140 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Antelope Valley College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Fresno City College landed the #24 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Fresno City College is a large public school situated in Fresno, California. It awarded 148 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Fresno City College
With a ranking of #25, Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region list. This small school is located in Stockton, California, and it awarded 10 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 100%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
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