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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Highland Community College

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Highland Community College

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

Highland Community College is located in Highland, Kansas and approximately 2,700 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.

Highland Community College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Highland Community College

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Highland Community College does offer online courses in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting for the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

Highland Community College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Highland Community College

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

Highland Community College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate’s Program

67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 100% of homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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Highland Community College 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 19% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Highland Community 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 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 Highland Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections 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 KS, the home state for Highland Community College.

Occupation Jobs in KS Average Salary in KS
Accountants and Auditors 12,320 $66,530
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 5,920 $48,350
Firefighters 3,790 $37,930
Correctional Officers and Jailers 3,470 $36,550
Managers 2,420 $102,560

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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