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Public Safety & Criminal Justice community-college programs in Pennsylvania

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

  1. Valley Forge Military CollegeWayne44%
  2. Lackawanna CollegeScranton11%
  3. Northern Pennsylvania Regional CollegeWarren7%
  4. Delaware County Community CollegeMedia7%
  5. Butler County Community CollegeButler6%
  6. Bucks County Community CollegeNewtown6%
  7. Pennsylvania Highlands Community CollegeJohnstown6%
  8. Manor CollegeJenkintown5%
  9. Reading Area Community CollegeReading5%
  10. South Hills School of Business & TechnologyState College4%
  11. Northampton County Area Community CollegeBethlehem4%
  12. Community College of PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia3%
  13. Harrisburg Area Community CollegeHarrisburg3%
  14. Lehigh Carbon Community CollegeSchnecksville3%
  15. Westmoreland County Community CollegeYoungwood3%
  16. Harcum CollegeBryn Mawr3%
  17. Community College of Beaver CountyMonaca3%
  18. Montgomery County Community CollegeBlue Bell3%
  19. Pennsylvania State University-Penn State DuBoisDuBois1%
  20. Community College of Allegheny CountyPittsburgh1%
  21. Luzerne County Community CollegeNanticoke1%
  22. Pennsylvania College of TechnologyWilliamsport1%

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