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Public Safety & Criminal Justice community-college programs in Illinois

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

  1. Generations CollegeChicago18%
  2. Taylor Business InstituteChicago7%
  3. Waubonsee Community CollegeSugar Grove4%
  4. Morton CollegeCicero3%
  5. John Wood Community CollegeQuincy2%
  6. College of DuPageGlen Ellyn2%
  7. City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright CollegeChicago2%
  8. Rock Valley CollegeRockford1%
  9. Danville Area Community CollegeDanville1%
  10. South Suburban CollegeSouth Holland0%
  11. John A Logan CollegeCarterville0%
  12. Rasmussen University-IllinoisRockford0%
  13. Carl Sandburg CollegeGalesburg0%
  14. City Colleges of Chicago-Harold Washington CollegeChicago0%

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