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

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

  1. Camden County CollegeBlackwood26%
  2. Passaic County Community CollegePaterson19%
  3. Sussex County Community CollegeNewton8%
  4. Warren County Community CollegeWashington7%
  5. County College of MorrisRandolph6%
  6. Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester CampusSewell6%
  7. Rowan College of South Jersey-Cumberland CampusVineland6%
  8. Brookdale Community CollegeLincroft5%
  9. Mercer County Community CollegeWest Windsor5%
  10. Essex County CollegeNewark5%
  11. Middlesex CollegeEdison4%
  12. Hudson County Community CollegeJersey City4%
  13. UCNJ Union College of Union County New JerseyCranford4%
  14. Raritan Valley Community CollegeBranchburg4%
  15. Ocean County CollegeToms River3%
  16. Rowan College at Burlington CountyMount Laurel3%
  17. Salem Community CollegeCarneys Point3%
  18. Atlantic Cape Community CollegeMays Landing3%
  19. Bergen Community CollegeParamus0%

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