Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Western Nebraska Community College

What traits are you looking for in a homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting school? To help you decide if Western Nebraska Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program.

WNCC is located in Scottsbluff, Nebraska and approximately 1,625 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.

WNCC Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

WNCC Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at WNCC

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

WNCC 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 19% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Western Nebraska 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	4
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 Western Nebraska Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Western Nebraska Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Criminal Justice & Corrections	6

Related Majors

• Public Administration & Social Service
• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies

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 NE, the home state for Western Nebraska Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NE	Average Salary in NE
Accountants and Auditors	8,170	$67,920
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	3,370	$57,530
Computer Workers	2,980	$86,230
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,770	$41,560
Professors	2,270	$52,410

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.