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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Big Sandy Community and Technical College

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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Big Sandy Community and Technical College

If you plan to study homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting, take a look at what Big Sandy Community and Technical College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Big Sandy Community and Technical College is located in Prestonsburg, Kentucky and has a total student population of 2,426.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting section at the bottom of this page.

Big Sandy Community and Technical College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Online Classes Are Available at Big Sandy Community and Technical College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Big Sandy Community and Technical College offers distance education options for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

Big Sandy Community and Technical College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Big Sandy Community and Technical College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at Big Sandy Community and Technical College.

Big Sandy Community and Technical College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate’s Program

31% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 69% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting associate's degrees went to men and 31% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Big Sandy Community and Technical College are white. Around 94% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Big Sandy Community and Technical College with a associate's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 15
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

If you plan to be a homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Big Sandy Community and Technical College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections 16

Careers That Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Grads May Go Into

A degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for KY, the home state for Big Sandy Community and Technical College.

Occupation Jobs in KY Average Salary in KY
Accountants and Auditors 11,160 $67,080
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 7,830 $45,600
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 7,740 $40,950
Correctional Officers and Jailers 5,850 $35,940
Firefighters 4,240 $33,520

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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