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

Tunxis Community College is located in Farmington, Connecticut and approximately 3,365 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.

Tunxis Community 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

Tunxis Community College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Tunxis Community College

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 51% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting associate's degrees went to men and 49% went to women.

Tunxis Community 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 4% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	5
Hispanic or Latino	11
White	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Tunxis Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	35

Related Majors

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 CT, the home state for Tunxis Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in CT	Average Salary in CT
Accountants and Auditors	14,550	$84,890
Managers	6,590	$129,730
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	6,450	$71,920
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	5,370	$69,520
Correctional Officers and Jailers	3,610	$54,420

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.