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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at College of DuPage

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at College of DuPage

If you are interested in studying homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting, you may want to check out the program at College of DuPage. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

COD is located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and has a total student population of 21,010.

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.

COD 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

COD Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at COD

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

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

28% Women
35% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 72% of homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting associate's degrees went to men and 28% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting at COD are white. Around 63% 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 College of DuPage with a associate's in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 14
White 38
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

Concentrations Within Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from College of DuPage. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections 41
Fire Protection 27
Homeland Security 3

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 IL, the home state for College of DuPage.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Accountants and Auditors 53,280 $81,060
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 30,370 $75,720
Firefighters 17,170 $56,710
Correctional Officers and Jailers 14,050 $62,440

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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