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Public Safety & Criminal Justice community-college programs in North Carolina

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

  1. Mayland Community CollegeSpruce Pine12%
  2. Robeson Community CollegeLumberton11%
  3. Roanoke-Chowan Community CollegeAhoskie10%
  4. Wilson Community CollegeWilson9%
  5. Cleveland Community CollegeShelby8%
  6. Bladen Community CollegeDublin8%
  7. South Piedmont Community CollegePolkton7%
  8. Western Piedmont Community CollegeMorganton7%
  9. Coastal Carolina Community CollegeJacksonville7%
  10. Central Carolina Community CollegeSanford6%
  11. Brunswick Community CollegeBolivia6%
  12. Durham Technical Community CollegeDurham6%
  13. Sandhills Community CollegePinehurst6%
  14. College of the AlbemarleElizabeth City5%
  15. Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestown5%
  16. Craven Community CollegeNew Bern4%
  17. Vance-Granville Community CollegeHenderson4%
  18. Haywood Community CollegeClyde4%
  19. Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmington4%
  20. Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston-Salem4%
  21. McDowell Technical Community CollegeMarion4%
  22. Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickory3%
  23. Piedmont Community CollegeRoxboro3%
  24. Sampson Community CollegeClinton3%
  25. Caldwell Community College and Technical InstituteHudson2%
  26. Tri-County Community CollegeMurphy1%
  27. Rockingham Community CollegeWentworth1%
  28. Southeastern Community CollegeWhiteville1%
  29. Pitt Community CollegeWinterville1%

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