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Public Safety & Criminal Justice community-college programs in Tennessee

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

  1. Walters State Community CollegeMorristown18%
  2. Volunteer State Community CollegeGallatin9%
  3. South CollegeKnoxville2%
  4. Southwest Tennessee Community CollegeMemphis2%
  5. Dyersburg State Community CollegeDyersburg1%
  6. Pellissippi State Community CollegeKnoxville1%
  7. Northeast State Community CollegeBlountville1%
  8. Nashville State Community CollegeNashville1%
  9. Columbia State Community CollegeColumbia1%
  10. Roane State Community CollegeHarriman0%
  11. Jackson State Community CollegeJackson0%
  12. Chattanooga State Community CollegeChattanooga0%

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