Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Columbia College

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

Columbia College Missouri is located in Columbia, Missouri and approximately 8,347 students attend the school each year.

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.

Columbia College Missouri 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
• Bachelor’s Degree in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
• Master’s Degree in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Online Classes Are Available at Columbia College Missouri

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

Columbia College Missouri Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting major at Columbia College Missouri 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.

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Columbia College Missouri

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

Columbia College Missouri Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 45% of homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting associate's degrees went to men and 55% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting at Columbia College Missouri are white. Around 52% 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 Columbia College with a associate's in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Columbia College Missouri Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 48% of homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting bachelor's degrees went to men and 52% went to women.

About 56% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting at Columbia College Missouri 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 Columbia College with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	23
Hispanic or Latino	9
White	51
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	8

Columbia College Missouri Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Master’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting master's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

Of the students who received a homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting master's degree from Columbia College Missouri, 70% were white. This is above average for this degree on the natiowide level.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	14
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

The following homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting concentations are available at Columbia College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Columbia College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	187
Security Science and Technology	2

Related Majors

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 MO, the home state for Columbia College.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Accountants and Auditors	25,090	$70,240
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	13,510	$48,920
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	8,620	$37,680
Correctional Officers and Jailers	8,420	$31,650
Computer Workers	7,010	$82,610

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
• Image Credit: By {} under License

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