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Criminal Justice and Corrections. programs in North Carolina

Career-focused certificate and associate programs in this field prepare students for related technical and professional work.

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What these North Carolina programs tell you

Start with the Value Rating, then compare earnings and estimated total cost. A higher earnings figure does not automatically mean a better value if the program also costs substantially more.

Programs with a Value Rating13 of 80
Programs with 5-year earnings23 of 80
Programs with a cost estimate55 of 80

College In 2 shows unavailable federal measures as N/A rather than treating missing values as zero. Estimated total cost uses the school's average annual net price and the credential's estimated length.

Durham, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
$49,8931 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Polkton, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
$47,7481 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Salisbury, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
$46,9931 year after completion
$55,5405 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Shelby, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
$44,1161 year after completion
$44,8005 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Wilkesboro, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
$41,2511 year after completion
$44,1295 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Henderson, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Outstanding Value
Earnings
$39,7501 year after completion
$42,4535 years after completion
Est. total cost $6,572 2-year degree
Thomasville, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$36,2131 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $17,506 2-year degree
Jamestown, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$35,3941 year after completion
$38,9145 years after completion
Est. total cost $30,004 2-year degree
Charlotte, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Outstanding Value
Earnings
$34,7151 year after completion
$50,5245 years after completion
Est. total cost $6,690 2-year degree
Rocky Mount, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$32,0911 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $6,676 2-year degree
Dobson, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$31,3891 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $9,922 2-year degree
Winston-Salem, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$30,4491 year after completion
$43,2285 years after completion
Est. total cost $14,400 2-year degree
Raleigh, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$29,7631 year after completion
$46,8095 years after completion
Est. total cost $17,518 2-year degree
Fayetteville, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$27,3461 year after completion
$38,6325 years after completion
Est. total cost $7,178 2-year degree
Winterville, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$26,4131 year after completion
$40,6725 years after completion
Est. total cost $14,674 2-year degree
Fayetteville, NC · Private
Associate's Degree
Value Poor Value
Earnings
$25,2271 year after completion
$34,4495 years after completion
Est. total cost $52,818 2-year degree
Graham, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$23,5731 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $12,218 2-year degree
Sanford, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value Good Value
Earnings
$22,2531 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $10,892 2-year degree
Washington, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $13,000 2-year degree
Washington, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Dublin, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $19,102 2-year degree
Flat Rock, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Flat Rock, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $11,512 2-year degree
Bolivia, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $18,018 2-year degree
Bolivia, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Buies Creek, NC · Private
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $49,032 2-year degree
Wilmington, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $19,220 2-year degree
Morehead City, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $21,528 2-year degree
Morehead City, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Hickory, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
$48,7685 years after completion
Est. total cost $21,056 2-year degree
Sanford, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Shelby, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $1,990 2-year degree
Jacksonville, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $18,922 2-year degree
Elizabeth City, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $4,506 2-year degree
New Bern, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $6,578 2-year degree
New Bern, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Durham, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $3,328 2-year degree
Tarboro, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $0 2-year degree
Dallas, NC · Public

Gaston College

Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
$45,4935 years after completion
Est. total cost $13,184 2-year degree
Jamestown, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
$54,5335 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Weldon, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $18,080 2-year degree
Clyde, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Clyde, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $13,446 2-year degree
Spindale, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
$37,0095 years after completion
Est. total cost $21,516 2-year degree
Spindale, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
$27,5405 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Kenansville, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $3,726 2-year degree
Smithfield, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $3,552 2-year degree
Kinston, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $8,254 2-year degree
Williamston, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $5,352 2-year degree
Williamston, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Spruce Pine, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
$42,9625 years after completion
Est. total cost $11,722 2-year degree
Statesville, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
$32,6375 years after completion
Est. total cost $12,962 2-year degree
Troy, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $27,664 2-year degree
Troy, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Rocky Mount, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Roxboro, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $2,190 2-year degree
Asheboro, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Asheboro, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $13,836 2-year degree
Hamlet, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Hamlet, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
$38,9265 years after completion
Est. total cost $10,142 2-year degree
Lumberton, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
$40,8075 years after completion
Est. total cost $5,784 2-year degree
Wentworth, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $4,120 2-year degree
Salisbury, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $15,962 2-year degree
Clinton, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Clinton, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $6,216 2-year degree
Pinehurst, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $8,314 2-year degree
Whiteville, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $18,296 2-year degree
Whiteville, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Polkton, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $13,350 2-year degree
Sylva, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $10,414 2-year degree
Albemarle, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $11,442 2-year degree
Albemarle, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Greensboro, NC · Private
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
$44,9005 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A 2-year degree
Dobson, NC · Public
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost N/A Varies
Murphy, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $15,598 2-year degree
Goldsboro, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $4,490 2-year degree
Morganton, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $12,896 2-year degree
Wilkesboro, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
$40,3805 years after completion
Est. total cost $-528 2-year degree
Wilson, NC · Public
Associate's Degree
Value N/A
Earnings
N/A1 year after completion
N/A5 years after completion
Est. total cost $6,128 2-year degree
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