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Public Safety & Criminal Justice community-college programs in West Virginia

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

  1. Glenville State UniversityGlenville6%
  2. West Virginia University at ParkersburgParkersburg5%
  3. Blue Ridge Community and Technical CollegeMartinsburg4%
  4. West Virginia Northern Community CollegeWheeling4%
  5. Potomac State College of West Virginia UniversityKeyser3%
  6. Southern West Virginia Community and Technical CollegeLogan2%
  7. New River Community and Technical CollegeBeaver1%
  8. BridgeValley Community & Technical CollegeSouth Charleston1%
  9. Mountwest Community and Technical CollegeHuntington1%
  10. Pierpont Community and Technical CollegeFairmont0%

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