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Public Safety & Criminal Justice community-college programs in Florida

27 community colleges in Florida 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 Florida, weigh program-specific accreditation, clinical or apprenticeship placement, and the institution's articulation agreements with Florida public universities (for transfer-bound students) or its local employer relationships (for occupational tracks). Within Florida 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 Florida and the state's transfer-outcomes guide for additional context.

  1. Chipola CollegeMarianna21%
  2. Polk State CollegeWinter Haven14%
  3. Northwest Florida State CollegeNiceville11%
  4. Tallahassee State CollegeTallahassee10%
  5. Pasco-Hernando State CollegeNew Port Richey9%
  6. Indian River State CollegeFort Pierce9%
  7. South Florida State CollegeAvon Park9%
  8. Gulf Coast State CollegePanama City8%
  9. Saint Johns River State CollegePalatka7%
  10. The College of the Florida KeysKey West7%
  11. Palm Beach State CollegeLake Worth7%
  12. St Petersburg CollegeSt. Petersburg6%
  13. Daytona State CollegeDaytona Beach6%
  14. North Florida CollegeMadison6%
  15. Eastern Florida State CollegeMelbourne5%
  16. Florida State College at JacksonvilleJacksonville5%
  17. Keiser University-Ft LauderdaleFort Lauderdale5%
  18. Broward CollegeFort Lauderdale5%
  19. Florida SouthWestern State CollegeFort Myers5%
  20. Hillsborough Community CollegeTampa5%
  21. Cambridge College of Healthcare & TechnologyDelray Beach4%
  22. State College of Florida-Manatee-SarasotaBradenton3%
  23. Florida National University-Main CampusHialeah3%
  24. Santa Fe CollegeGainesville1%
  25. Rasmussen University-FloridaOcala1%
  26. Pensacola State CollegePensacola1%
  27. Lake-Sumter State CollegeLeesburg1%

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