Corrections Schools in Virginia
Virginia contains
twelve
schools that offer corrections programs.
Virginia State University,
the highest-ranking corrections school in VA, has a total student population of 5,366 and
is the
603rd highest ranked school in America.
Of the 12 corrections schools
in Virginia,
none
have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid,
Everest College-Newport News comes out as the most expensive ($34,848/yr),
with Wytheville Community College as the lowest recorded at only $1,335/yr.
Corrections students from Virginia schools who go on to become
correctional counselors,
corrections officers,
jailers,
probation officers, etc.
have a good chance at finding employment.
For example, there are 455,350 people working as
correctional officers and jailers alone in the US, and their average annual salary is
$42,610.
Also, Mental health and substance abuse social workers make on average $41,350 per year and there are about 127,140 of them employed in the US today.
In fact, in the Virginia alone, there are
3,150 employed mental health and substance abuse social workers earning an average yearly salary of
$46,020. Correctional officers and jailers in this state earn
$37,970/yr and there are 15,690 employed.
Also, within the corrections schools
in Virginia, the average student population is 3,287 and average student-to-faculty ratio is
16 to 1. Aside from corrections,
there are 3782 total
degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,568 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around
$4,181, but can vary widely depending on the type
of school.
Corrections Programs in Virginia
Virginia State University
Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other
Levels offered:
Masters
Everest College-Newport News
Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other
Levels offered:
Associates
Averett University
Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Centura College
Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other
Levels offered:
Associates
Bryant and Stratton College-Richmond
Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other
Levels offered:
Associates, Bachelors
Wytheville Community College
Corrections
Levels offered:
Certificate, Associates
Danville Community College
Corrections
Levels offered:
Certificate
Dabney S Lancaster Community College
Corrections
Levels offered:
Certificate
Virginia Highlands Community College
Corrections
Levels offered:
Certificate
Mountain Empire Community College
Corrections
Levels offered:
Associates
University of Phoenix-Northern Virginia Campus
Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other
Levels offered:
Bachelors
University of Phoenix-Richmond Campus
Corrections and Criminal Justice, Other
Levels offered:
Bachelors
Virginia Interesting Facts
- Virginia was named for England's "Virgin Queen," Elizabeth I.
- The major cash crop of Virginia is tobacco and many of the people who live there earn their living from the tobacco industry.
- Jamestown, the first of the original 13 Colonies was founded for the purpose of silk cultivation. Silk to be traded with the Court of King James. After blight fungus destroyed the mulberry trees (silkworm food), sericulturist planted tobacco as a cash crop.
- Jamestown was the first English settlement in the U.S. It was also the first capital of Virginia.
- Virginia is known as "the birthplace of a nation".
Top National Parks in Virginia:
Famous State Residents:
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