Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Central Penn College

What traits are you looking for in a homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting school? To help you decide if Central Penn College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program.

Central Penn is located in Summerdale, Pennsylvania and approximately 963 students attend the school each year. In the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 students received a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from Central Penn.

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.

Central Penn Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• Bachelor’s Degree in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Online Classes Are Available at Central Penn

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Central Penn does offer online courses in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting for the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree
• Bachelor’s Degree

Central Penn Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

Each year, College Factual ranks homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs across the country. The following shows how Central Penn performed in these rankings.

Note: Although rankings can help you see some information about a school, it's not a good idea to depend on them alone. Be sure to check out other things about the school before making your decision to attend.

Bachelor’s Degree Overall Quality & Other Notable Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major at Central Penn is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Ranking Type	Rank
Most Focused Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	87
Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	120
Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	174
Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	177
Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	186
	230
Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools	294
	345
Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	433
Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	438
	514
Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools	617
Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	815

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Central Penn

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at Central Penn College.

Central Penn Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 30% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting associate's degrees went to men and 70% went to women.

Central Penn does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates 3% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Central Penn Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Program

During the 2020-2021 academic year, 27 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors earned their bachelor's degree from Central Penn. Of these graduates, 22% were men and 78% were women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Central Penn are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central Penn College with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	15
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

Central Penn also has a doctoral program available in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Central Penn College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	37

Related Majors

• Legal Professions

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 PA, the home state for Central Penn College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Accountants and Auditors	51,720	$75,250
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	27,850	$66,600
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	20,160	$43,680
Computer Workers	19,010	$87,040
Correctional Officers and Jailers	16,850	$54,140

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.