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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Corrections (Income $30-$48k)

43 Ranked Colleges
706 Degrees Awarded
$4,700 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

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.

This year’s “Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 43 colleges that offered a degree in corrections. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent corrections programs, but they also cost less that 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Corrections (Income $30-$48k)

#1

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 #1 for the Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Oakland Community College is $1,614 for Associate Degree Corrections students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Oakland Community College Corrections Report

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 43 schools in the Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Austin Community College District landed the #2 spot on the list. Austin Community College District is located in Austin, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 associates’s corrections degrees to qualified students.

Austin Community College District also took the #3 spot in our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Austin Community College District is $4,362 for Associate Degree Corrections students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Corrections at Austin Community College District

#3

College of the Sequoias

Visalia, California
#21 in overall quality

Out of the 43 schools in the Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, College of the Sequoias landed the #3 spot on the list. College of the Sequoias is a fairly large public school situated in Visalia, California. It awarded 3 associates’s corrections degrees in 2019-2020.

College of the Sequoias not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #21 on our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for College of the Sequoias is $923 for associate degree corrections students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full College of the Sequoias Corrections Report

#4

Sacramento City College

Sacramento, California
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 43 schools in the Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Sacramento City College landed the #4 spot on the list. Sacramento, California is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s corrections degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

Sacramento City not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $4,721 for Associate Degree Corrections students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Sacramento City College.

Full Sacramento City Corrections Report

#5

Fresno City College

Fresno, California
#17 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Fresno City College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k. Fresno City College is a large school located in Fresno, California that handed out 3 associates’s corrections degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree corrections students whose families make $30-$48k list, Fresno City College has also earned the #17 rank in our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $4,014 for Associate Degree Corrections students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Fresno City College.

Full Fresno City College Corrections Report

#6

Henry Ford College

Dearborn, Michigan
#16 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Henry Ford College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Henry Ford College is a fairly large public school situated in Dearborn, Michigan. 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. It costs about $3,039 for associate degree corrections students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Henry Ford College.

Full Henry Ford College Corrections Report

#8 in overall quality

North Central State College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. This small school is located in Mansfield, Ohio, and it awarded 23 associates’s corrections degrees in 2019-2020.

North Central State College also made our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #8. The yearly cost to attend North Central State College is $4,298 for Associate Degree Corrections students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Corrections at North Central State College

#13 in overall quality

Cuyahoga Community College District ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Cuyahoga Community College District is a fairly large public school situated in Cleveland, Ohio. It awarded 1 associates’s corrections degrees in 2019-2020.

Cuyahoga Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Cuyahoga Community College District is $4,996 for Associate Degree Corrections students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Corrections at Cuyahoga Community College District

#9

Rio Hondo College

Whittier, California
#7 in overall quality

Rio Hondo College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This fairly large school is located in Whittier, California, and it awarded 5 associates’s corrections degrees in 2019-2020.

RHCCD also made our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend RHCCD is $5,553 for associate degree corrections students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Corrections at Rio Hondo College

#10

Citrus College

Glendora, California
#12 in overall quality

Citrus College landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Citrus College is a fairly large school located in Glendora, California that handed out 10 associates’s corrections degrees in 2019-2020.

Citrus College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Citrus College is $2,529 for Associate Degree Corrections students whose families make $30-$48k.

The low student loan default rate of 4.3% 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%.

Read more about Corrections at Citrus College

#11

West Shore Community College

Scottville, Michigan
#20 in overall quality

West Shore Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. West Shore Community College is a small school located in Scottville, Michigan that handed out 1 associates’s corrections degrees 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. The yearly cost to attend West Shore Community College is $3,633 for Associate Degree Corrections students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Corrections at West Shore Community College

Lorain County Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. LCCC is a public institution located in Elyria, Ohio. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Lorain County Community College is $2,915 for associate degree corrections students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Corrections at LCCC

#9 in overall quality

McLennan Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Waco, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s corrections students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree corrections students whose families make $30-$48k list, MCC has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for McLennan Community College is $6,191 for Associate Degree Corrections students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Corrections at MCC

#14

Delta College

University Center, Michigan
#24 in overall quality

Delta College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #14. Delta College is located in University Center, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s corrections degrees to qualified students.

Delta College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #24 on our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Delta College is $2,849 for associate degree corrections students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Corrections at Delta College

#15

Monroe Community College

Rochester, New York
#10 in overall quality

Monroe Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. 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 $6,492 for Associate Degree Corrections students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Corrections at Monroe Community College

With a ranking of #16, Sinclair Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Sinclair Community College is located in Dayton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 13 associates’s corrections degrees to qualified students.

The estimated yearly cost for Sinclair Community College is $3,113 for associate degree corrections students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Corrections at Sinclair Community College

#17

Mid-State Technical College

Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin
#5 in overall quality

With a ranking of #17, Mid-State Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Mid-State Technical College is a small public school situated in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin. It awarded 17 associates’s corrections degrees in 2019-2020.

Mid-State did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Mid-State Technical College is $9,300 for Associate Degree Corrections students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read more about Corrections at Mid-State Technical College

#18

Northeast Community College

Norfolk, Nebraska
#11 in overall quality

Northeast Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #18. Norfolk, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s corrections degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

Northeast did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Northeast Community College is $6,473 for associate degree corrections students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Corrections at Northeast

#19

St Clair County Community College

Port Huron, Michigan

St Clair County Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Located in Port Huron, Michigan, this small public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s corrections students in 2019-2020.

It costs about $3,930 for Associate Degree Corrections students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend St Clair County Community College.

Read full report on Corrections at SC4

#20

Wytheville Community College

Wytheville, Virginia

Wytheville Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. WCC is a small school located in Wytheville, Virginia that handed out 1 associates’s corrections degrees in 2019-2020.

It costs about $2,435 for Associate Degree Corrections students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Wytheville Community College.

Full WCC Corrections Report

#21

Mount Wachusett Community College

Gardner, Massachusetts
#15 in overall quality

Mount Wachusett Community College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Gardner, Massachusetts is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s corrections degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

MWCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $7,841 for associate degree corrections students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend MWCC.

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 MWCC

#22

Spokane Community College

Spokane, Washington

With a ranking of #22, Spokane Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Spokane, Washington is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s corrections degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Spokane Community College is $5,254 for associate degree corrections students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Corrections at Spokane Community College

#25 in overall quality

Chemeketa Community College landed the #23 spot on the 2022 Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. Chemeketa Community College is a public institution located in Salem, Oregon. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Chemeketa Community College also took the #25 spot in our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $5,417 for Associate Degree Corrections students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Chemeketa Community College.

Read full report on Corrections at Chemeketa Community College

#24

Rio Salado College

Tempe, Arizona
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #24, Rio Salado College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Rio Salado College is located in Tempe, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 associates’s corrections degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Rio Salado College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Rio Salado College is $8,482 for Associate Degree Corrections students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Corrections at Rio Salado College

#25

Moraine Park Technical College

Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
#14 in overall quality

Moraine Park Technical College landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Corrections Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. This small school is located in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin, and it awarded 12 associates’s corrections degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Moraine Park Technical College, the school also landed the #14 spot in our “Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Moraine Park Technical College is $8,217 for associate degree corrections students whose families make $30-$48k.

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

Full Moraine Park Technical College Corrections Report

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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