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Criminal justice programs in Mississippi

2 criminal justice programs with costs, results and funding that can make them free

2 schools offer these criminal justice programs, and Mississippi has approved every one for workforce funding. Each shows its price if you pay yourself and how past students did.

Police officers protect lives and property, and detectives gather facts and collect evidence of possible crimes. The education needed ranges from a high school diploma to a college degree, and new officers usually attend a training academy before they start.1

In Mississippi, both programs ask for a high school diploma or equivalent.

Both are the same kind of program: criminal justice, corrections or police science (associate degree).

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How much do criminal justice programs cost in Mississippi?

$4,785

is the price of each of the 2 programs with a price, if you pay yourself

These two programs

Finished the program
Left out
6 in 10 of Mississippi's programs report exactly 100%, far more than in other states
Working 6 months later
Not reported
Neither program reports it
Earned a year, estimated
Not reported
Neither program reports it
Length
64 weeks

Source: US Department of Labor, program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Only programs approved for workforce funding are listed; other schools in Mississippi may also offer criminal justice programs. How these figures are made

Are there free criminal justice programs in Mississippi?

Who qualifies, and other ways to pay: financial aid, grants and the GI Bill

All 2 criminal justice programs in Mississippi approved for WIOA funding

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2 programs

  • Criminal justice, corrections or police science (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Conservation In Law Enforcement

    Holmes Community College - Goodman / Main Campus

    Goodman

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Holmes Community College - Goodman / Main Campus, GoodmanCriminal justice, corrections or police science (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,785
    More details about Conservation In Law Enforcement at Holmes Community College - Goodman / Main Campus
    Finished
    Left out
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    64 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,000
    Students counted
    22
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,785

  • Criminal justice, corrections or police science (associate degree)In personHigh school diploma or equivalent

    Conservation In Law Enforcement

    Holmes Community College

    Grenada

    Accredited school

    High school diploma or equivalent

    Holmes Community College, GrenadaCriminal justice, corrections or police science (associate degree) · Accredited schoolIn person · High school diploma or equivalent

    Earned a year, estimatedNot reported
    Price if you pay yourself$4,785
    More details about Conservation In Law Enforcement at Holmes Community College
    Finished
    Not reported
    Working at 6 months
    Not reported
    Earned in a quarter
    Not reported
    Length
    64 weeks, 16 hours a week
    Cost of supplies
    $1,000
    Students counted
    13
    Earned a year, estimated
    Not reported
    Price if you pay yourself
    $4,785

How to pay for criminal justice programs in Mississippi

WIOA funding can pay for criminal justice programs in Mississippi

Every program on this page is approved for it. Whether you qualify, how much your local area pays and how to apply are on our page Does WIOA pay for job training?

Financial aid and grants for criminal justice programs

Most students can get federal student aid for college, career school or trade school. A Federal Pell Grant, unlike a loan, usually doesn't have to be repaid. Ask the school whether its program qualifies.67

GI Bill for criminal justice programs

Veterans, service members and qualified dependents can use GI Bill benefits for non-college training programs.8

The program list does not show which programs accept these. Ask the school.

Other training in Mississippi

How criminal justice programs compare with the rest of public safety: First responder training in Mississippi

Where the Mississippi criminal justice program numbers come from

Which Mississippi criminal justice programs are on this list?

These are the criminal justice programs Mississippi approved for WIOA funding (public workforce funding under the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act), as reported to the US Department of Labor for program year 2024 (July 2024 to June 2025). Each state keeps its approved programs on an eligible training provider list (ETPL).9 The list here covers programs approved as of June 30, 2025. Schools that never applied for approval are missing, so this is a part of what Mississippi offers.

How the prices and results of Mississippi criminal justice programs are measured

Prices are tuition and required fees for someone paying without workforce funding, as the school reported them; check the current price with the school. Results describe students who left each program in recent years, so they are no guarantee, and the yearly earnings are the reported quarter times four, an estimate. A program without a "Trained with WIOA funding" line may still take WIOA students. Where a field was left empty or withheld, the page says "Not reported", and "Left out" where a figure was filed but failed one of our checks; nothing is estimated to fill a gap. Where the numbers come from explains each figure in full.

How reliable are the Mississippi figures?

We leave out the share who finished for Mississippi: 6 in 10 of its programs report exactly 100%, far more than in other states.

Sources for the facts about criminal justice programs in Mississippi

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  1. US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Outlook Handbook: Police and Detectives
  2. US Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov: About This Site
  3. US Department of Labor: WIOA Adult Program
  4. Code of Federal Regulations, title 20, part 680, sections 680.220, 680.230 and 680.310: career services before training, other grants such as Pell Grants first, and limits on Individual Training Accounts (GovInfo, 2024 edition)
  5. US Department of Labor: American Job Centers
  6. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Eligibility for Federal Student Aid
  7. US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid: Don't Miss Out on Federal Pell Grants
  8. US Department of Veterans Affairs: GI Bill benefits for non-college degree programs
  9. US Department of Labor, Training and Employment Guidance Letter 8-19, Attachment I: Requirements for Training Providers, Program Eligibility, and the State Eligible Training Provider (ETP) List