Criminal Justice and Corrections programs in Kentucky
40 schools in Kentucky teach this, at certificate or associate level. 11 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $37,593 at Bluegrass Community and Technical College.
What this work pays in Kentucky
Security Guards in Kentucky earn a median of $35,420 a year across 13,580 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 Kentucky |
|---|---|---|
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | $59,100 | 8,470 |
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | $60,490 | 7,890 |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | $42,310 | 6,770 |
| Compliance Officers | $69,240 | 4,360 |
| Managers, All Other | $122,930 | 2,390 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington | Associate's degree | $12,954 | $37,593 (27 grads) | 29 |
| Sullivan University Louisville | Associate's degree | $28,344 | $37,208 (17 grads) | 6 |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville | Associate's degree | — | $33,993 (22 grads) | 26 |
| Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro | Associate's degree | — | $33,993 (12 grads) | 2 |
| Beckfield College-Florence Florence | Associate's degree | — | $30,409 (19 grads) | — |
| Somerset Community College Somerset | Associate's degree | $12,937 | $27,307 (28 grads) | 28 |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown | Associate's degree | — | $25,967 (25 grads) | 8 |
| Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard | Associate's degree | — | $25,194 (13 grads) | 7 |
| Madisonville Community College Madisonville | Associate's degree | — | $25,194 (13 grads) | 5 |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah | Associate's degree | — | $25,194 (12 grads) | 9 |
| Ashland Community and Technical College Ashland | Associate's degree | — | $22,999 (15 grads) | 8 |
| Bluegrass Community and Technical College Lexington | Undergraduate certificate | $8,750 | not published | 246 |
| Somerset Community College Somerset | Undergraduate certificate | $12,937 | not published | 65 |
| ATA College Louisville | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Ashland Community and Technical College Ashland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College Prestonsburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| Big Sandy Community and Technical College Prestonsburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Campbellsville University Campbellsville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Eastern Kentucky University Richmond | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 50 |
| Eastern Kentucky University Richmond | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Elizabethtown Community and Technical College Elizabethtown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Gateway Community and Technical College Florence | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Gateway Community and Technical College Florence | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Hazard Community and Technical College Hazard | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Hopkinsville Community College Hopkinsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 30 |
| Hopkinsville Community College Hopkinsville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 16 |
| Jefferson Community and Technical College Louisville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 31 |
| Lindsey Wilson University Columbia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Madisonville Community College Madisonville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Maysville Community and Technical College Maysville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 57 |
| Maysville Community and Technical College Maysville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Owensboro Community and Technical College Owensboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College Cumberland | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Southeast Kentucky Community & Technical College Cumberland | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Thomas More University Crestview Hills | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| University of Louisville Louisville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| University of Pikeville Pikeville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| University of Pikeville Pikeville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| University of the Cumberlands Williamsburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| West Kentucky Community and Technical College Paducah | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
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.