Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Southwest Tennessee Community 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 Southwest Tennessee Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Southwest is located in Memphis, Tennessee and approximately 7,371 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.

Southwest Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Southwest Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Southwest

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

Southwest 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.

Southwest 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 31% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	6
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

The following homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting concentations are available at Southwest Tennessee Community College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southwest Tennessee Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	9

Related Majors

• 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 TN, the home state for Southwest Tennessee Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Accountants and Auditors	19,760	$69,690
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	13,410	$44,600
Correctional Officers and Jailers	9,670	$35,470
Firefighters	5,710	$40,280

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.