Homeland Security at St Petersburg College

If you are interested in studying homeland security, you may want to check out the program at St Petersburg College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SPC is located in St. Petersburg, Florida and approximately 26,430 students attend the school each year.

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.

SPC Homeland Security Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Homeland Security (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Homeland Security

SPC Homeland Security Rankings

Homeland Security Student Demographics at SPC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the homeland security majors at St Petersburg College.

SPC Homeland Security Associate’s Program

40% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 60% of homeland security associate's degrees went to men and 40% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in homeland security only graduates about 34% women each year. The program at SPC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 6% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in homeland security at SPC are white. Around 80% 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 St Petersburg College with a associate's in homeland security.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Homeland Security

If you plan to be a homeland security 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 St Petersburg College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management	9

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 FL, the home state for St Petersburg College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Professors	16,250	$61,440
Police and Detective Supervisors	6,840	$87,850
Protective Service Worker Supervisors	5,430	$47,500
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Professors	1,030	$68,780

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
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