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Key West, Florida has 1 accredited school offering corrections programs. Key West has a population of about 25,824. Median household income is $78,532 (Census ACS 2023, 5-year). About 41.2% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor’s degree or higher. In Florida, the top-earning corrections-related role is Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officer at a median $74,470 annually (BLS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer corrections programs near Key West, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from Key West city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
Every school list on this site is ordered by the BOC Score, computed from the most recent school-level data published by the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and IPEDS). To qualify, a school must be currently operating and accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. Each eligible school is then scored on five measures, percentile-ranked against schools at the same credential level:
Schools without enough outcome data appear after ranked schools, without a score. On this page, schools are ordered by distance from Key West. Advertising never affects these rankings. Read the full methodology.
Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:Accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on CollegesIPEDSCollege Scorecard
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Source:Accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on CollegesIPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:IPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source:Accreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on CollegesIPEDSCollege Scorecard
Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Florida schools on the Florida corrections page.
| Occupation | Median Annual Wage (Florida, statewide) |
|---|---|
| Correctional Officer and Jailer | $49,710 |
| Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist | $50,960 |
| First-Line Supervisor of Correctional Officers | $55,620 |
| Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officer | $74,470 |
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 25,824 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B01003) |
| Median household income | $78,532 | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B19013) |
| Adults 25+ with bachelor’s+ | 41.2% | Census ACS 2023 5-yr (B15003) |
Our directory has 1 accredited schools offering corrections programs near Key West. The closest is The College of the Florida Keys in Key West, FL (2.4 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is The College of the Florida Keys (2.4 miles). 1 of the highlighted schools is flagged as offering distance education.
Based on BLS May 2025 state wage data, the top-paying corrections-related roles in Florida are: Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officer ($74,470), First-Line Supervisor of Correctional Officers ($55,620), Probation Officer and Correctional Treatment Specialist ($50,960). Wages for Key West workers will track these statewide medians, adjusted for local cost of living.
Key West’s median household income of $78,532 (Census ACS 2023) is one input. Online programs let students stay in Key West while attending lower-cost out-of-state schools, and Florida public universities often offer reduced in-state online tuition.
Confirm institutional accreditation via the U.S. Department of Education database (U.S. Dept. of Education database), and check for any program-specific accreditation listed by the school.
Compare every accredited online degree program with city-level data for Key West:
Data verified: August 31, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.
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