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2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

33 Colleges
$32,705 Avg Salary
$18,593 Avg Student Debt

In 2020-2021, 3,253 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who went to a North Carolina college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

The Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 33 schools in North Carolina to see which online associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

Check out the online homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in North Carolina.

Our analysis found Fayetteville Technical Community College to be the most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue an online associate degree in North Carolina. Located in the city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 49% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Miller-Motte College Wilmington is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their online associate degree. MMC Wilmington is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Wilmington.

Women make up 85% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#3

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Pitt Community College is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their online associate degree. Located in the suburb of Winterville, Pitt Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 42 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Pitt Community College, 52% are male and 48% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their online associate degree. Located in the midsize suburb of Salisbury, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

About 32% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 68% are male.

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Out of the 33 online programs at schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Forsyth Technical Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Forsyth Tech is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 53% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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Davidson County Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. DCCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Thomasville.

Women make up 41% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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Guilford Technical Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Guilford Technical Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Jamestown.

Of the 67 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Guilford Technical Community College, 58% are male and 42% are female.

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Vance-Granville Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the town of Henderson, Vance-Granville Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 40% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#9

Stanly Community College

Albemarle, NC

Stanly Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a associate degree. It came in at #9 on the list. Stanly Technical College is a small public school located in the town of Albemarle.

About 21% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 79% are male.

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#10

Lenoir Community College

Kinston, NC

Lenoir Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular online places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a associate degree. It came in at #10 on the list. Located in the distant town of Kinston, Lenoir Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 16 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Lenoir Community College, 63% are male and 38% are female.

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
West Virginia 2,543
South Carolina 1,049
Florida 6,464
Virginia 3,572
Arkansas 735
Mississippi 640
Louisiana 1,112
Alabama 2,863
Kentucky 1,321
Georgia 2,338
Tennessee 1,330

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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections 113,121
Fire Protection 13,766
Homeland Security 7,140
Security Science and Technology 6,888
Other Homeland Security 1,695

Majors Similar to Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Related Major Annual Graduates
Public Administration & Social Service 98,583
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 73,813
Legal Professions 61,055
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 4,477

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 26 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to Barry Bahler.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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