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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Essex County College

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Essex County College

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

Essex is located in Newark, New Jersey and has a total student population of 6,360.

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.

Essex Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Essex Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Essex

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

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

68% Women
90% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 32% of homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting associate's degrees went to men and 68% went to women.

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Essex does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting graduates 42% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Essex County 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 20
Hispanic or Latino 25
White 2
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

If you plan to be a homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting 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 Essex County College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections 62

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 NJ, the home state for Essex County College.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Accountants and Auditors 37,370 $90,400
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 19,950 $83,720
Managers 18,370 $138,820
Correctional Officers and Jailers 11,240 $70,280
Computer Workers 9,770 $99,210

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*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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