Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Phoenix College

Every homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program at Phoenix College stacks up to those at other schools.

Phoenix College is located in Phoenix, Arizona and approximately 9,538 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.

Phoenix College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Online Classes Are Available at Phoenix College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

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

• Associate’s Degree

Phoenix College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Phoenix College

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 25% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting associate's degrees went to men and 75% went to women.

Phoenix 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 35% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	26
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

Concentrations Within Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Phoenix College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	27
Security Science and Technology	17

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service
• Legal Professions

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 AZ, the home state for Phoenix College.

Occupation	Jobs in AZ	Average Salary in AZ
Accountants and Auditors	20,030	$69,190
Correctional Officers and Jailers	13,810	$44,150
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	11,320	$64,640
Computer Workers	9,150	$85,010
Managers	8,520	$101,630

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.