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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Northwestern Connecticut Community College

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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Northwestern Connecticut Community College

If you are interested in studying homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting, you may want to check out the program at Northwestern Connecticut Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NCCC is located in Winsted, Connecticut and has a total student population of 1,228.

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.

NCCC Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

NCCC Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at NCCC

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

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

57% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 43% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting associate's degrees went to men and 57% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at NCCC are white. Around 79% 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 Northwestern Connecticut Community College with a associate's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northwestern Connecticut Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections 14

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 CT, the home state for Northwestern Connecticut Community College.

Occupation Jobs in CT Average Salary in CT
Accountants and Auditors 14,550 $84,890
Managers 6,590 $129,730
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 6,450 $71,920
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 5,370 $69,520
Correctional Officers and Jailers 3,610 $54,420

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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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