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Public Safety & Criminal Justice community-college programs in Maryland

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

  1. Wor-Wic Community CollegeSalisbury27%
  2. Community College of Baltimore CountyBaltimore20%
  3. Carroll Community CollegeWestminster6%
  4. Frederick Community CollegeFrederick5%
  5. Anne Arundel Community CollegeArnold4%
  6. Chesapeake CollegeWye Mills3%
  7. Prince George's Community CollegeLargo3%
  8. College of Southern MarylandLa Plata2%
  9. Baltimore City Community CollegeBaltimore2%
  10. Hagerstown Community CollegeHagerstown1%
  11. Cecil CollegeNorth East1%
  12. Montgomery CollegeRockville1%
  13. Allegany College of MarylandCumberland1%
  14. Howard Community CollegeColumbia0%

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