Homeland Security at Passaic County Community College

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

PCCC is located in Paterson, New Jersey and has a total student population of 5,549.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Homeland Security section at the bottom of this page.

PCCC Homeland Security Degrees Available

• Undergrad Certificate in Homeland Security (1 - 4 Years)
• Associate’s Degree in Homeland Security

PCCC Homeland Security Rankings

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Homeland Security Student Demographics at PCCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the homeland security majors at Passaic County Community College.

PCCC Homeland Security Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 33% of homeland security associate's degrees went to men and 67% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in homeland security only graduates about 33% women each year. The program at PCCC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 34% more women than average.

PCCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in homeland security graduates 34% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Passaic County Community College with a associate's in homeland security.

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

Related Majors

• Fire Protection
• Criminal Justice & Corrections

Careers That Homeland Security Grads May Go Into

A degree in homeland security can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NJ, the home state for Passaic County Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NJ	Average Salary in NJ
Managers	18,370	$138,820
Police and Detective Supervisors	5,650	$130,490
Professors	2,670	$73,660
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	2,110	$59,750
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	470	$87,300

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.