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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Northwest Career College

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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Northwest Career College

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

Northwest Career College is located in Las Vegas, Nevada and has a total student population of 1,723.

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.

Northwest Career College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Northwest Career College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Northwest Career College

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

Northwest Career College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate’s Program

83% Women
83% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 17% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting associate's degrees went to men and 83% went to women.

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Northwest Career College 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 36% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 4
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

If you plan to be a homeland security, law enforcement and 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 Northwest Career College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections 12

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 NV, the home state for Northwest Career College.

Occupation Jobs in NV Average Salary in NV
Accountants and Auditors 8,430 $66,600
Managers 7,120 $102,060
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 5,120 $70,450
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 3,130 $52,410
Correctional Officers and Jailers 2,680 $62,140

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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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