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2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California

10 Colleges
$38,088 Avg Salary
$15,482 Avg Student Debt

With 14,822 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting is the #13 most popular major in California.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in California to see which online undergraduate certificate 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 undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in California.

#1

San Bernardino Valley College

San Bernardino, CA

Our analysis found San Bernardino Valley College to be the most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue an online undergraduate certificate in California. Located in the medium-sized city of San Bernardino, San Bernardino Valley College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Women make up 17% 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 Carrington College, Sacramento is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Sacramento, Carrington College, Sacramento is a private for-profit school with a small student population.

Women make up 75% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#3

National University

La Jolla, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means National University is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Located in the city of La Jolla, National University is a private not-for-profit college with a fairly large student population.

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#4

Diablo Valley College

Pleasant Hill, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Diablo Valley College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Diablo Valley is a large public school located in the large suburb of Pleasant Hill.

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#5

Los Angeles Harbor College

Wilmington, CA

Out of the 10 online programs at schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Los Angeles Harbor College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the large city of Wilmington, LAHC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#5

Hartnell College

Salinas, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hartnell College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Located in the medium-sized city of Salinas, Hartnell College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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#5

Abraham Lincoln University

Los Angeles, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Abraham Lincoln University. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Online Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Abraham Lincoln University is a small private for-profit school located in the city of Los Angeles.

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#5

Compton College

Compton, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Compton College is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Compton College is a small public school located in the suburb of Compton.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Mt. San Antonio College is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their online undergraduate certificate. Mt. SAC is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Walnut.

Women make up 75% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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#5

Rio Hondo College

Whittier, CA

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Rio Hondo College is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their online undergraduate certificate. RHCCD is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Whittier.

Women make up 32% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges in the Far Western US Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 718
Oregon 602
Hawaii 270
Nevada 764
Alaska 140

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

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 10 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.

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