Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Lamar Institute of Technology

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

Lamar Institute of Technology is located in Beaumont, Texas and approximately 4,417 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.

Lamar Institute of Technology 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

Lamar Institute of Technology Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

Note: While rankings may be a good starting point when you're researching a school, they don't necessarily highlight all of a school's strengths. Don't forget to check out the other details that are available for a school to see if it has what you're looking for in a program.

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Lamar Institute of Technology

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at Lamar Institute of Technology.

Lamar Institute of Technology Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 20% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

Lamar Institute of Technology 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 18% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	9
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	7
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Lamar Institute of Technology. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	20

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service

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 TX, the home state for Lamar Institute of Technology.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Accountants and Auditors	115,270	$80,200
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	60,260	$61,870
Firefighters	29,110	$52,520
Computer Workers	25,620	$90,290
Managers	20,710	$122,130

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.