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Public Safety & Criminal Justice community-college programs in Massachusetts

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

  1. Bristol Community CollegeFall River8%
  2. Massasoit Community CollegeBrockton8%
  3. North Shore Community CollegeDanvers7%
  4. Roxbury Community CollegeRoxbury Crossing7%
  5. Springfield Technical Community CollegeSpringfield6%
  6. Northern Essex Community CollegeHaverhill6%
  7. Bunker Hill Community CollegeBoston6%
  8. Cape Cod Community CollegeWest Barnstable6%
  9. Mount Wachusett Community CollegeGardner6%
  10. Berkshire Community CollegePittsfield5%
  11. Quincy CollegeQuincy5%
  12. Middlesex Community CollegeBedford4%
  13. Holyoke Community CollegeHolyoke4%
  14. Quinsigamond Community CollegeWorcester4%
  15. Massachusetts Bay Community CollegeWellesley Hills4%
  16. Greenfield Community CollegeGreenfield1%

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