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

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

  1. United Tribes Technical CollegeBismarck13%
  2. Lake Region State CollegeDevils Lake12%
  3. Sitting Bull CollegeFort Yates8%
  4. Rasmussen University-North DakotaFargo2%
  5. Bismarck State CollegeBismarck0%

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