Criminal Justice and Corrections programs in Michigan
67 schools in Michigan teach this, at certificate or associate level. 22 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $53,358 at Grand Rapids Community College.
What this work pays in Michigan
Security Guards in Michigan earn a median of $37,080 a year across 25,240 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 Michigan |
|---|---|---|
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | $73,730 | 16,750 |
| Child, Family, and School Social Workers | $59,270 | 15,760 |
| Compliance Officers | $77,390 | 9,720 |
| Managers, All Other | $134,260 | 9,380 |
| Correctional Officers and Jailers | $64,020 | 8,220 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand Rapids Community College Grand Rapids | Undergraduate certificate | $9,000 | $53,358 (35 grads) | 68 |
| Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor | Undergraduate certificate | — | $51,792 (17 grads) | 16 |
| Lansing Community College Lansing | Undergraduate certificate | — | $49,644 (14 grads) | 24 |
| Lansing Community College Lansing | Associate's degree | — | $48,557 (30 grads) | 47 |
| Oakland Community College Auburn Hills | Associate's degree | $12,972 | $43,798 (28 grads) | 45 |
| Washtenaw Community College Ann Arbor | Associate's degree | — | $40,467 (14 grads) | 36 |
| Schoolcraft Community College District Livonia | Associate's degree | $10,500 | $39,153 (57 grads) | 44 |
| Bay de Noc Community College Escanaba | Associate's degree | — | $37,208 (13 grads) | 15 |
| Macomb Community College Warren | Associate's degree | — | $33,993 (33 grads) | 37 |
| Mid Michigan College Harrison | Associate's degree | — | $33,993 (14 grads) | 14 |
| Wayne County Community College District Detroit | Associate's degree | — | $32,925 (11 grads) | 25 |
| Grand Rapids Community College Grand Rapids | Associate's degree | $11,600 | $32,711 (23 grads) | 46 |
| Baker College Owosso | Associate's degree | $17,269 | $31,236 (50 grads) | 14 |
| Alpena Community College Alpena | Associate's degree | — | $31,038 (18 grads) | 9 |
| Kalamazoo Valley Community College Kalamazoo | Associate's degree | — | $29,685 (15 grads) | 21 |
| Northwestern Michigan College Traverse City | Associate's degree | — | $28,212 (16 grads) | 3 |
| Delta College University Center | Associate's degree | $8,291 | $27,126 (26 grads) | 31 |
| Henry Ford College Dearborn | Associate's degree | $16,687 | $26,570 (34 grads) | 35 |
| Mott Community College Flint | Associate's degree | $14,229 | $25,194 (19 grads) | 22 |
| Monroe County Community College Monroe | Associate's degree | — | $22,420 (15 grads) | 13 |
| Ross Medical Education Center-Brighton Brighton | Associate's degree | — | $20,886 (44 grads) | — |
| St Clair County Community College Port Huron | Associate's degree | — | $20,140 (11 grads) | 33 |
| Ferris State University Big Rapids | Associate's degree | $18,357 | not published | 66 |
| Jackson College Jackson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 28 |
| Lake Superior State University Sault Ste Marie | Associate's degree | $14,000 | not published | 22 |
| Northern Michigan University Marquette | Associate's degree | $12,000 | not published | 14 |
| Adrian College Adrian | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Alpena Community College Alpena | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Baker College Owosso | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Bay Mills Community College Brimley | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Bay Mills Community College Brimley | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Bay de Noc Community College Escanaba | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Concordia University Ann Arbor Ann Arbor | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Davenport University Grand Rapids | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Delta College University Center | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Glen Oaks Community College Centreville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Gogebic Community College Ironwood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Gogebic Community College Ironwood | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Grace Christian University Wyoming | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Henry Ford College Dearborn | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Jackson College Jackson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Kalamazoo Valley Community College Kalamazoo | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Kellogg Community College Battle Creek | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| Kellogg Community College Battle Creek | Associate's degree | — | not published | 21 |
| Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College LAnse | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Kirtland Community College Grayling | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 37 |
| Kirtland Community College Grayling | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Lake Michigan College Benton Harbor | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Lake Superior State University Sault Ste Marie | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Macomb Community College Warren | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Madonna University Livonia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Madonna University Livonia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Monroe County Community College Monroe | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Montcalm Community College Sidney | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Montcalm Community College Sidney | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Mott Community College Flint | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Muskegon Community College Muskegon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Muskegon Community College Muskegon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| North Central Michigan College Petoskey | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| North Central Michigan College Petoskey | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Northwestern Michigan College Traverse City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Oakland Community College Auburn Hills | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 98 |
| Siena Heights University Adrian | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Southwestern Michigan College Dowagiac | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Wayne County Community College District Detroit | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| West Shore Community College Scottville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| West Shore Community College Scottville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
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.