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2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Corrections

113 Ranked Colleges
519 Degrees Awarded
$18,100 Avg Cost*
Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Corrections Major

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In 2021-2022, 3,042 people earned their degree in corrections, making the major the 434th most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 519 corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,431 and $15,731 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Corrections Major” ranking, we looked at 113 colleges that offer a degree in corrections. That schools that top this list have a program in corrections in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Corrections Major

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree corrections students.

Top 25 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Corrections

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus. The school came in at #1 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Corrections Major. University of New Mexico - Valencia County Campus is located in Los Lunas, New Mexico and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 associates’s corrections degrees to qualified students.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Corrections at UNM Valencia

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Out of the 113 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Corrections Major that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Gallup Campus landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Gallup, New Mexico, this small public school awarded 8 degrees to qualified associates’s corrections students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Corrections at UNM Gallup

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Langston University
Langston, Oklahoma

Out of the 113 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Corrections Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Langston University landed the #3 spot on the list. Langston University is a small school located in Langston, Oklahoma that handed out 22 associates’s corrections degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 Langston University Corrections Report

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend St Clair County Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Corrections Major. This small school is located in Port Huron, Michigan, and it awarded 0 associates’s corrections degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% 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 full report on Corrections at St Clair County Community College

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Holmes Community College
Goodman, Mississippi

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Holmes Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Corrections Major list. Located in Goodman, Mississippi, this small public school handed out 33 degrees to qualified associates’s corrections students in 2021-2022.

Full Holmes Community College Corrections Report

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North Central State College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Corrections Major ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Mansfield, Ohio, and it awarded 14 associates’s corrections degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 90%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Corrections at North Central State College

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Carrington College-San Leandro
San Leandro, California

Carrington College-San Leandro came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Corrections Major ranking. Located in San Leandro, California, this small private for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s corrections students in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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 Carrington College-San Leandro Corrections Report

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Pennsylvania Highlands Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Corrections Major list. Pennsylvania Highlands Community College is a small school located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania that handed out 7 associates’s corrections degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Corrections at Pennsylvania Highlands

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Carrington College-San Jose
San Jose, California

Carrington College-San Jose landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Corrections Major ranking. Carrington College-San Jose is a small school located in San Jose, California that handed out 7 associates’s corrections degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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 Western Career College-San Jose Corrections Report

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With a ranking of #10, San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Corrections Major list. Located in Visalia, California, this small private for-profit school awarded 21 degrees to qualified associates’s corrections students in 2021-2022.

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%.

Read more about Corrections at San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia

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Baker College
Owosso, Michigan

Baker College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Corrections Major list. This small school is located in Owosso, Michigan, and it awarded 14 associates’s corrections degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

Read full report on Corrections at Baker College

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Mid-State Technical College
Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin

Mid-State Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Corrections Major ranking, coming in at #12. This small school is located in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, and it awarded 10 associates’s corrections degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Corrections at Mid-State

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Mountain Empire Community College
Big Stone Gap, Virginia

Mountain Empire Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Corrections Major ranking, coming in at #13. MECC is located in Big Stone Gap, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 4 associates’s corrections degrees to qualified students.

Full Mountain Empire Community College Corrections Report

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Carrington College-Stockton
Stockton, California

With a ranking of #14, Carrington College-Stockton did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Corrections Major list. This small school is located in Stockton, California, and it awarded 1 associates’s corrections degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.2% 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 Western Career College-Stockton

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With a ranking of #15, Montcalm Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Corrections Major list. Montcalm Community College is a small school located in Sidney, Michigan that handed out 2 associates’s corrections degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Full Montcalm Community College Corrections Report

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Delta College
University Center, Michigan

With a ranking of #16, Delta College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Corrections Major list. Delta College is located in University Center, Michigan and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 associates’s corrections degrees to qualified students.

The low undergrad 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 Delta College

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Cayuga County Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Corrections Major ranking. Located in Auburn, New York, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s corrections students in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Corrections at Cayuga County Community College

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Solano Community College
Fairfield, California

Solano Community College ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Corrections Major list. Solano Community College is located in Fairfield, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 17 associates’s corrections degrees to qualified students.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Corrections at Solano College

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Wayne County Community College District landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Corrections Major ranking. This fairly large school is located in Detroit, Michigan, and it awarded 0 associates’s corrections degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Corrections at WCCCD

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Moraine Park Technical College
Fond du Lac, Wisconsin

Moraine Park Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Corrections Major ranking, coming in at #20. Fond du Lac, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s corrections degrees to 12 students in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Corrections at Moraine Park Technical College

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Imperial Valley College
Imperial, California

With a ranking of #21, Imperial Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Corrections Major list. IVC is a medium-sized public school situated in Imperial, California. It awarded 15 associates’s corrections degrees in 2021-2022.

Read more about Corrections at Imperial Valley College

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West Hills College-Lemoore
Lemoore, California

West Hills College-Lemoore landed the #22 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Corrections Major ranking. West Hills College-Lemoore is a public institution located in Lemoore, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.

The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.

Read full report on Corrections at West Hills College-Lemoore

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SUNY Broome
Binghamton, New York

SUNY Broome came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Corrections Major ranking. SUNY Broome is a medium-sized school located in Binghamton, New York that handed out 7 associates’s corrections degrees in 2021-2022.

The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% 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 SUNY Broome Corrections Report

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Carrington College-Pleasant Hill
Pleasant Hill, California

Carrington College-Pleasant Hill did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Corrections Major ranking, coming in at #24. Western Career College-Pleasant Hill is a small school located in Pleasant Hill, California that handed out 0 associates’s corrections degrees in 2021-2022.

The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.

Read more about Corrections at Carrington College-Pleasant Hill

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West Hills College-Coalinga
Coalinga, California

West Hills College-Coalinga did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Corrections Major ranking, coming in at #25. West Hills College-Coalinga is a small public school situated in Coalinga, California. It awarded 6 associates’s corrections degrees in 2021-2022.

Read full report on Corrections at West Hills College-Coalinga

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