Homeland Security at Catawba Valley Community College

If you are interested in studying homeland security, you may want to check out the program at Catawba Valley Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

CVCC is located in Hickory, North Carolina and approximately 4,328 students attend the school each year.

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

CVCC Homeland Security Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Homeland Security

CVCC Homeland Security Rankings

Homeland Security Student Demographics at CVCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the homeland security majors at Catawba Valley Community College.

CVCC Homeland Security Associate’s Program

50% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of homeland security associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in homeland security at CVCC are white. Around 100% 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 Catawba Valley Community College with a associate's in homeland security.

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

Concentrations Within Homeland Security

If you plan to be a homeland security major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Catawba Valley Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	1

Careers That Homeland Security Grads May Go Into

A degree in homeland security can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Catawba Valley Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Managers	11,990	$121,500
Professors	5,220	$70,590
Police and Detective Supervisors	2,800	$69,890
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	1,910	$58,690
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	1,910	$50,740

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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