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Public Safety & Criminal Justice community-college programs in California

90 community colleges in California report awarding credentials in Public Safety & Criminal Justice. Police academy, corrections, EMT, paralegal, and homeland-security pathways. The list below ranks them by share of total credentials awarded in this field — a directional measure of program scale and focus.

If you are choosing a Public Safety & Criminal Justice program in California, weigh program-specific accreditation, clinical or apprenticeship placement, and the institution's articulation agreements with California public universities (for transfer-bound students) or its local employer relationships (for occupational tracks). Within California published tuition tends to fall in a tight range, so the program-quality questions usually matter more than cost. The ranked list below is a useful starting point but should not substitute for a campus visit and a conversation with the program advisor.

Each college below links to a full profile with cost, enrollment, completion, and transfer numbers from the College Scorecard. Use the cost-and-aid guide for California and the state's transfer-outcomes guide for additional context.

  1. College of the SiskiyousWeed23%
  2. Moreno Valley CollegeMoreno Valley22%
  3. East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park15%
  4. San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan Bernardino14%
  5. Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier12%
  6. Porterville CollegePorterville10%
  7. Barstow Community CollegeBarstow9%
  8. Imperial Valley CollegeImperial9%
  9. Los Medanos CollegePittsburg8%
  10. Lake Tahoe Community CollegeSouth Lake Tahoe7%
  11. Gavilan CollegeGilroy7%
  12. Shasta CollegeRedding7%
  13. College of the SequoiasVisalia7%
  14. Copper Mountain Community CollegeJoshua Tree7%
  15. San Diego Miramar CollegeSan Diego7%
  16. Platt College-RiversideRiverside6%
  17. Southwestern CollegeChula Vista6%
  18. Sierra CollegeRocklin6%
  19. College of San MateoSan Mateo6%
  20. Las Positas CollegeLivermore6%
  21. Modesto Junior CollegeModesto6%
  22. Oxnard CollegeOxnard5%
  23. Yuba CollegeMarysville5%
  24. Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga5%
  25. Fresno City CollegeFresno5%
  26. Sacramento City CollegeSacramento5%
  27. Taft CollegeTaft5%
  28. Lassen Community CollegeSusanville5%
  29. Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster5%
  30. Monterey Peninsula CollegeMonterey4%
  31. Golden West CollegeHuntington Beach4%
  32. Evergreen Valley CollegeSan Jose4%
  33. Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto4%
  34. El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance4%
  35. Lemoore CollegeLemoore4%
  36. Columbia CollegeSonora4%
  37. Madera Community CollegeMadera4%
  38. Solano Community CollegeFairfield4%
  39. Mendocino CollegeUkiah4%
  40. Platt College-OntarioOntario3%
  41. Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon3%
  42. Compton CollegeCompton3%
  43. Ventura CollegeVentura3%
  44. Palo Verde CollegeBlythe3%
  45. Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut3%
  46. Los Angeles Southwest CollegeLos Angeles3%
  47. Chabot CollegeHayward3%
  48. San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton3%
  49. Riverside City CollegeRiverside3%
  50. Hartnell CollegeSalinas3%
  51. Mission CollegeSanta Clara3%
  52. College of the RedwoodsEureka3%
  53. College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita3%
  54. Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield3%
  55. Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill2%
  56. American River CollegeSacramento2%
  57. Clovis Community CollegeFresno2%
  58. Fullerton CollegeFullerton2%
  59. Norco CollegeNorco2%
  60. Cerro Coso Community CollegeRidgecrest2%
  61. Merced CollegeMerced2%
  62. Woodland Community CollegeWoodland2%
  63. Glendale Community CollegeGlendale2%
  64. Cabrillo CollegeAptos2%
  65. Napa Valley CollegeNapa2%
  66. Platt College-AnaheimAnaheim2%
  67. West Los Angeles CollegeCulver City2%
  68. Ohlone CollegeFremont2%
  69. West Valley CollegeSaratoga2%
  70. Los Angeles Mission CollegeSylmar2%
  71. San Jose City CollegeSan Jose2%
  72. Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara2%
  73. De Anza CollegeCupertino2%
  74. Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen2%
  75. Los Angeles Harbor CollegeWilmington2%
  76. Folsom Lake CollegeFolsom1%
  77. Platt College-Los AngelesAlhambra1%
  78. Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland Hills1%
  79. College of MarinKentfield1%
  80. Contra Costa CollegeSan Pablo1%
  81. Skyline CollegeSan Bruno1%
  82. Moorpark CollegeMoorpark1%
  83. Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles1%
  84. Pasadena City CollegePasadena1%
  85. Irvine Valley CollegeIrvine1%
  86. Feather River Community College DistrictQuincy1%
  87. Coastline Community CollegeFountain Valley0%
  88. Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica0%
  89. Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento0%
  90. Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo0%

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