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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Nassau Community College

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Nassau Community College

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

Nassau Community College is located in Garden City, New York and has a total student population of 13,864.

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.

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

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

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

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

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

47% Women
65% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 53% of homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting associate's degrees went to men and 47% went to women.

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Nassau 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 17% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 12
Black or African American 21
Hispanic or Latino 61
White 46
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 8

Concentrations Within Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

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

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections 171
Fire Protection 8
Homeland Security 4

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 NY, the home state for Nassau Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NY Average Salary in NY
Accountants and Auditors 110,780 $96,300
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 53,560 $74,860
Correctional Officers and Jailers 35,460 $64,490
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 28,530 $58,050
Managers 16,600 $124,160

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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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