Criminal Justice and Corrections programs in Colorado
27 schools in Colorado teach this, at certificate or associate level. 15 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $60,623 at Red Rocks Community College.
What this work pays in Colorado
Security Guards in Colorado earn a median of $45,150 a year across 16,890 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Colorado |
|---|---|---|
| Managers, All Other | $171,140 | 14,060 |
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | $97,350 | 9,610 |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | $63,720 | 8,200 |
| Compliance Officers | $82,450 | 7,740 |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | $62,140 | 7,290 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Rocks Community College Lakewood | Associate's degree | — | $60,623 (24 grads) | 2 |
| Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction | Associate's degree | — | $58,673 (16 grads) | 2 |
| Red Rocks Community College Lakewood | Undergraduate certificate | — | $54,361 (35 grads) | 138 |
| Aims Community College Greeley | Undergraduate certificate | $5,500 | $53,358 (20 grads) | 25 |
| Arapahoe Community College Littleton | Associate's degree | — | $53,358 (11 grads) | 17 |
| Colorado Mountain College Glenwood Springs | Undergraduate certificate | — | $52,607 (24 grads) | 44 |
| Community College of Aurora Aurora | Undergraduate certificate | — | $52,107 (17 grads) | 12 |
| Technical College of the Rockies Delta | Undergraduate certificate | $4,750 | $49,019 (32 grads) | 21 |
| Arapahoe Community College Littleton | Undergraduate certificate | — | $48,432 (43 grads) | 55 |
| Community College of Aurora Aurora | Associate's degree | — | $45,277 (43 grads) | 5 |
| Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs | Undergraduate certificate | — | $40,896 (42 grads) | 154 |
| Otero College La Junta | Undergraduate certificate | — | $37,208 (19 grads) | 33 |
| Trinidad State College Trinidad | Undergraduate certificate | — | $35,594 (13 grads) | 14 |
| Pikes Peak State College Colorado Springs | Associate's degree | — | $32,569 (18 grads) | 30 |
| Aims Community College Greeley | Associate's degree | — | $32,391 (12 grads) | 11 |
| Pueblo Community College Pueblo | Undergraduate certificate | $5,344 | not published | 34 |
| Colorado Christian University Lakewood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Colorado Christian University Lakewood | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Colorado Mesa University Grand Junction | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 34 |
| Colorado Mountain College Glenwood Springs | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Colorado Technical University-Colorado Springs Colorado Springs | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Front Range Community College Westminster | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 41 |
| Front Range Community College Westminster | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Morgan Community College Fort Morgan | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Pueblo Community College Pueblo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Trinidad State College Trinidad | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| University of Northern Colorado Greeley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Criminal Justice and Corrections — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.