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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Technical College of the Lowcountry

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Technical College of the Lowcountry

If you are interested in studying homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting, you may want to check out the program at Technical College of the Lowcountry. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

TCL is located in Beaufort, South Carolina and has a total student population of 2,119.

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.

TCL Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at TCL

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, TCL does offer online courses in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting for the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

TCL Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at TCL

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

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

80% Women
60% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 20% of homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting associate's degrees went to men and 80% went to women.

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TCL does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

If you plan to be a homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting 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 Technical College of the Lowcountry. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections 6

Careers That Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Grads May Go Into

A degree in homeland security, law enforcement & 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 SC, the home state for Technical College of the Lowcountry.

Occupation Jobs in SC Average Salary in SC
Accountants and Auditors 14,890 $64,750
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 11,180 $42,280
Correctional Officers and Jailers 6,200 $37,560
Firefighters 5,330 $36,300
Child, Family, and School Social Workers 3,320 $38,930

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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