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Public Safety & Criminal Justice community-college programs in Missouri

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

  1. Mineral Area CollegePark Hills6%
  2. Jefferson CollegeHillsboro3%
  3. Ozarks Technical Community CollegeSpringfield3%
  4. Crowder CollegeNeosho2%
  5. Metropolitan Community College-Kansas CityKansas City2%
  6. North Central Missouri CollegeTrenton1%
  7. Three Rivers CollegePoplar Bluff1%
  8. State Fair Community CollegeSedalia1%
  9. Saint Louis Community CollegeBridgeton1%
  10. St Charles Community CollegeCottleville1%

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