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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".

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