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Public Safety & Criminal Justice community-college programs in Minnesota

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

  1. Fond du Lac Tribal and Community CollegeCloquet23%
  2. Alexandria Technical & Community CollegeAlexandria18%
  3. Leech Lake Tribal CollegeCass Lake14%
  4. Rochester Community and Technical CollegeRochester6%
  5. Century CollegeWhite Bear Lake6%
  6. Minnesota North CollegeHibbing5%
  7. Lake Superior CollegeDuluth4%
  8. Riverland Community CollegeAustin4%
  9. North Hennepin Community CollegeBrooklyn Park4%
  10. Central Lakes College-BrainerdBrainerd3%
  11. Inver Hills Community CollegeInver Grove Heights3%
  12. Northland Community and Technical CollegeThief River Falls2%
  13. Normandale Community CollegeBloomington2%
  14. Ridgewater CollegeWillmar2%
  15. Minnesota State Community and Technical CollegeFergus Falls2%
  16. Minneapolis Community and Technical CollegeMinneapolis1%

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