Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Northeast Community College

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

Northeast is located in Norfolk, Nebraska and approximately 5,105 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.

Northeast Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Northeast

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Northeast offers distance education options for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the following degree levels:

• Associate’s Degree

Northeast Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Northeast

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 35% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting associate's degrees went to men and 65% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Northeast are white. Around 62% 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 Northeast Community College with a associate's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	21
International Students	2
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

The following homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting concentations are available at Northeast Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northeast Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	34

Related Majors

• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies
• 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 NE, the home state for Northeast Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Accountants and Auditors	8,170	$67,920
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	3,370	$57,530
Computer Workers	2,980	$86,230
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,770	$41,560
Professors	2,270	$52,410

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.