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Career Information for Correctional Officers And Jailers in Georgia

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Fast Facts for Correctional Officers And Jailers in Georgia

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Albany, Macon, and Augusta
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Atlanta, Brunswick, and Columbus
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Atlanta, Augusta, and Macon

Salaries for Correctional Officers And Jailers in Georgia

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Atlanta, Augusta, and Brunswick. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Correctional Officers And Jailers in Georgia are listed below.

Selected Correctional Officer Schools in Georgia

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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University of Phoenix
Alpharetta, Atlanta, Augusta, Columbus, Duluth, Marietta, McDonough, Sandy Springs, Savannah

Founded in 1976, University of Phoenix is dedicated to meeting the needs of working students. Now the largest private university in North America, we offer conveniently located campuses and learning centers as well as a flexible online learning format.

  • Programs: Criminal Justice, Online Program - Associate Of Arts In Criminal Justice (Minnesota), Online Program - Criminal Justice
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Strayer University
Atlanta, Augusta, Douglasville, Lithonia, Morrow, Roswell, Savannah

Strayer University (SU) has been providing college education for over 115 years, with many locations across the United States.

  • Programs: Criminal Justice
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Brown Mackie College
Atlanta

Offers degree and certificate programs in business, health care, legal assistance, and computer technology. Located at 18 campuses throughout the U.S.

  • Programs: Criminal Justice
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor, Certificate, Diploma

Argosy University
Atlanta

Offers degree programs in business, education, health sciences, and psychology and behavioral sciences. 19 campuses in 11 states and online programs.

  • Programs: Criminal Justice
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor

American InterContinental University
Buckhead

Offers Graduate and Undergraduate degree programs in business, criminal justice, design and media arts, education, engineering and information technology. Located in five U.S. and two foreign sites

  • Programs: Criminal Justice, Criminal Justice - General Criminal Justice
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor

Bauder College
Atlanta

For more than 40 years, Bauder College has educated Atlanta residents in a variety of career fields. The school’s hands-on focus prepares its students for specific jobs.

  • Programs: Criminal Justice
  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor

ITT Technical Institute
Duluth, Kennesaw

With over 100 campuses in 34 states nationwide and online programs offered as well, the ITT Technical Institutes may have a program that is convenient for you. ITT Tech is dedicated to teaching technology.

  • Degrees/Course Work: Associate, Bachelor
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Selected Online Schools for Correctional Officers and Jailers in Georgia

SchoolLocationsDegreesQuick Info
University of Phoenix OnlineOnlineAssociateGet Info
AIU OnlineOnlineBachelorGet Info
Walden UniversityOnlineBachelorGet Info
Keiser University eCampus OnlineOnlineAssociate, BachelorGet Info
Virginia College OnlineOnlineAssociate, Bachelor, MasterGet Info
South UniversityOnlineMasterGet Info
Berkeley College OnlineOnlineAssociate, BachelorGet Info
Kaplan University OnlineOnlineAssociate, Bachelor, Certificate, MasterGet Info
Argosy University OnlineOnlineBachelorGet Info
Colorado Technical University OnlineOnlineAssociate, BachelorGet Info
Everest University OnlineOnlineAssociate, Bachelor, MasterGet Info
Baker College OnlineOnlineBachelorGet Info
Ashworth CollegeOnlineAssociate, DiplomaGet Info
ECPI OnlineOnlineBachelorGet Info
Central Pennsylvania CollegeOnlineAssociate, CertificateGet Info
Minnesota School of BusinessOnlineAssociateGet Info
Lincoln College of TechnologyOnlineAssociate, BachelorGet Info
Anthem CollegeOnlineAssociate, BachelorGet Info
Concord Law SchoolOnlineBachelor, Bachelor Get Info
Herzing CollegeOnlineAssociate, BachelorGet Info

More Georgia Correctional Officer Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural CollegeTiftonBachelor3,665
Albany State UniversityAlbanyMasters4,033
Armstrong Atlantic State UniversitySavannahMasters6,848
Central Georgia Technical CollegeMaconAssociate5,233
College of Coastal GeorgiaBrunswickAssociate2,942
Dekalb Technical CollegeClarkstonAssociate3,819
East Central Technical CollegeFitzgeraldAssociate1,356
Griffin Technical CollegeGriffinAssociate4,032
Macon State CollegeMaconBachelor6,464
Northwestern Technical CollegeRock SpringAssociate2,275
Ogeechee Technical CollegeStatesboroAssociate1,921
Savannah State UniversitySavannahMasters3,169
Thomas UniversityThomasvilleMasters725

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Correctional Officers And Jailers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for Georgia. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Correctional Officers and Jailers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Correctional Officers and Jailers relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

GEORGIA

   
Albany510$28,5306.4
Macon650$28,0404.8
Augusta1,230$31,6104.2
Columbus500 3.3
Brunswick110$30,2502.1
Atlanta3,950$32,0601.1
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