by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
With 109,996 degrees handed out in 2021-2022, criminal justice & corrections is the 7th most popular major in the United States. In , criminal justice & corrections graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $35,614 and had an average of $22,981 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 18,097 criminal justice & corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,456 and $18,994 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 7,676 criminal justice & corrections graduates with average earnings and debt of $40,376 and $17,339 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking, we looked at 159 colleges that offer a degree in criminal justice & corrections. That schools that top this list have a program in criminal justice & corrections in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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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”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Woodland Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region list. Woodland, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 40 students in 2021-2022.
Full Woodland Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
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, Evergreen Valley College landed the #2 spot on the list. San Jose, California is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 53 students 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 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. IVC is located in Imperial, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 185 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Imperial Valley College
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. Taft College is a small public school situated in Taft, California. It awarded 27 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Taft College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Clatsop Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region list. Clatsop Community College is a small school located in Astoria, Oregon that handed out 2 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Full Clatsop Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
San Diego Miramar College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. San Diego Miramar College is a public institution located in San Diego, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 97 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% 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 Criminal Justice & Corrections at San Diego Miramar College
Barstow Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Barstow Community College is a public institution located in Barstow, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 35 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Barstow Community College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Lake Tahoe 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 #8. LTCC is a public institution located in South Lake Tahoe, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about 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 public institution located in Chula Vista, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 177 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Southwestern College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
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. Copper Mountain Community College is a small school located in Joshua Tree, California that handed out 14 associates’s criminal justice 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%.
With a ranking of #11, Advanced Training Associates did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region list. Advanced Training Associates is a private for-profit institution located in El Cajon, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 7 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 86%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students.
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 321 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at East Los Angeles College
With a ranking of #13, College of the Siskiyous did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region list. Weed, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 18 students in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at College of the Siskiyous
With a ranking of #14, West Hills College-Lemoore did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region list. West Hills College-Lemoore is a public institution located in Lemoore, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 61 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at West Hills College-Lemoore
With a ranking of #15, Solano 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. Solano College is a public institution located in Fairfield, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 69 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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 full report on Criminal Justice & Corrections at Solano College
With a ranking of #16, College of the Desert did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region list. Palm Desert, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s criminal justice degrees to 85 students in 2021-2022.
Full College of the Desert Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Sacramento City 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 #17. Located in Sacramento, California, this fairly large public school handed out 123 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 5.0%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Sacramento City
With a ranking of #18, Centralia College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region list. Centralia College is a small public school situated in Centralia, Washington. It awarded 15 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Centralia College
College of San Mateo landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. CSM is located in San Mateo, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 45 associates’s criminal justice degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% 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%.
Porterville College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region list. Porterville College is a small public school situated in Porterville, California. It awarded 36 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Porterville College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Hartnell College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region ranking. Hartnell College is a medium-sized public school situated in Salinas, California. It awarded 101 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
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. College of the Sequoias is a fairly large public school situated in Visalia, California. It awarded 124 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
Full College of the Sequoias Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
With a ranking of #23, Antelope Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region list. This fairly large school is located in Lancaster, California, and it awarded 177 associates’s criminal justice degrees in 2021-2022.
Full Antelope Valley College Criminal Justice & Corrections Report
Fresno City College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region list. Located in Fresno, California, this large public school handed out 143 degrees to qualified associates’s criminal justice students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Fresno City College
Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses ranked #25 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Criminal Justice Major in the Far Western US Region list. Humphreys University - Stockton and Modesto Campuses is a private not-for-profit institution located in Stockton, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.1% 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%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 100%. With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Read more about Criminal Justice & Corrections at Humphreys University
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