2025 Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region

Corrections is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #160 most popular associate degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in the Southeast Region to determine which ones were the best for corrections students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 47 associate degrees in corrections to qualified students.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to corrections students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of corrections students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized corrections related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for corrections students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

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 Best Corrections Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Corrections in the Southeast Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in corrections.

Top Southeast Region Schools for an Associate in Corrections

1

Holmes Community College
Goodman, MS

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

25 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in corrections needs to check out Holmes Community College. Located in the rural area of Goodman, Holmes Community College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in corrections from Holmes Community College

2

Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
Perkinston, MS

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

13 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in corrections needs to check out Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College. Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College is a moderately-sized public college located in the rural area of Perkinston.More information about a associate in corrections from Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College

Best Corrections Colleges by State

Explore the best corrections colleges for a specific state in the Southeast Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	272	59
West Virginia	180	2
Virginia	158	15

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Rankings in Majors Related to Corrections

One of 21 majors within the Criminal Justice & Corrections area of study, Corrections has other similar majors worth exploring.

Majors Similar to Corrections

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice Studies	1,996
Criminal Justice	1,127
Criminal Justice & Police Science	470
Criminal Justice and Corrections, General	62
Other Corrections & Criminal Justice	51
Law Enforcement Investigation & Interviewing	13

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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 the rest 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). More about our data sources and methodologies.