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Public Safety & Criminal Justice community-college programs in Texas

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

  1. Texas Southmost CollegeBrownsville15%
  2. Central Texas CollegeKilleen11%
  3. Lamar Institute of TechnologyBeaumont10%
  4. Navarro CollegeCorsicana8%
  5. Hill CollegeHillsboro8%
  6. Laredo CollegeLaredo8%
  7. McLennan Community CollegeWaco8%
  8. College of the MainlandTexas City8%
  9. San Antonio CollegeSan Antonio7%
  10. Southwest Texas CollegeUvalde6%
  11. North Central Texas CollegeGainesville6%
  12. Temple CollegeTemple6%
  13. Odessa CollegeOdessa6%
  14. South Texas CollegeMcAllen6%
  15. South Plains CollegeLevelland5%
  16. Weatherford CollegeWeatherford5%
  17. El Paso Community CollegeEl Paso5%
  18. Blinn College DistrictBrenham5%
  19. Tyler Junior CollegeTyler4%
  20. Del Mar CollegeCorpus Christi4%
  21. Amarillo CollegeAmarillo4%
  22. Coastal Bend CollegeBeeville3%
  23. Alvin Community CollegeAlvin3%
  24. Howard CollegeBig Spring3%
  25. Dallas CollegeDallas3%
  26. Lone Star College SystemThe Woodlands3%
  27. Cisco CollegeCisco3%
  28. San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena2%
  29. Houston Community CollegeHouston2%
  30. Collin County Community College DistrictMcKinney2%
  31. Tarrant County College DistrictFort Worth2%
  32. Austin Community College DistrictAustin2%
  33. Kilgore CollegeKilgore1%
  34. Wharton County Junior CollegeWharton1%
  35. Lamar State College-Port ArthurPort Arthur1%
  36. Brazosport CollegeLake Jackson0%
  37. Northwest Vista CollegeSan Antonio0%

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