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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Blue Ridge Community College

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Blue Ridge Community College

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

BRCC is located in Weyers Cave, Virginia and has a total student population of 3,462.

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.

BRCC 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 BRCC

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? BRCC offers distance education options for homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

BRCC Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at BRCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting majors at Blue Ridge Community College.

BRCC Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate’s Program

44% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 56% of homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting associate's degrees went to men and 44% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting at BRCC are white. Around 67% 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 Blue Ridge Community College with a associate's in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

The following homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting concentations are available at Blue Ridge Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Blue Ridge Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections 6

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

A degree in homeland security, law enforcement & 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 VA, the home state for Blue Ridge Community College.

Occupation Jobs in VA Average Salary in VA
Accountants and Auditors 41,230 $85,640
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 18,080 $56,710
Managers 17,280 $134,500
Correctional Officers and Jailers 14,910 $41,860
Computer Workers 14,580 $105,270

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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