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Public Safety & Criminal Justice community-college programs in New Hampshire

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

  1. Lakes Region Community CollegeLaconia16%
  2. NHTI-Concord's Community CollegeConcord4%
  3. Great Bay Community CollegePortsmouth4%
  4. Manchester Community CollegeManchester2%
  5. Nashua Community CollegeNashua1%
  6. River Valley Community CollegeClaremont1%

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