Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Reading Area Community College

If you plan to study homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting, take a look at what Reading Area Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

RACC is located in Reading, Pennsylvania and has a total student population of 3,924.

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.

RACC Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

RACC Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at RACC

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting associate's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

RACC 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 9% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Reading Area 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	14
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Reading Area Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	25

Related Majors

• 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 PA, the home state for Reading Area Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in PA	Average Salary in PA
Accountants and Auditors	51,720	$75,250
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	27,850	$66,600
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	20,160	$43,680
Computer Workers	19,010	$87,040
Correctional Officers and Jailers	16,850	$54,140

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.