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2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin

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Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 1,324 degrees and certificates were awarded to homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who went to a Wisconsin college or university. This makes it the #12 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Our analysis looked at 23 schools in Wisconsin to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our analysis found Fox Valley Technical College to be the most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a associate degree in Wisconsin. FVTC is a large public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton.

Women make up 43% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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Out of the 23 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Milwaukee Area Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. MATC is a large public school located in the large city of Milwaukee.

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

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waukesha County Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Located in the large suburb of Pewaukee, WCTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 35% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 65% are male.

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Out of the 23 schools in Wisconsin that were part of this year’s ranking, Madison Area Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Madison, Madison College is a public school with a large student population.

About 33% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 67% are male.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Gateway Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in Wisconsin. Gateway Technical College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Kenosha.

Women make up 46% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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Chippewa Valley Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the small city of Eau Claire, CVTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 43% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 57% are male.

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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a associate degree. It came in at #6 on the list. NWTC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Green Bay.

Of the 42 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at NWTC, 71% are male and 29% are female.

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#8

Blackhawk Technical College

Janesville, WI

With a ranking of #8, Blackhawk Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their associate degree. BTC is a small public school located in the small suburb of Janesville.

Of the 39 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at BTC, 41% are male and 59% are female.

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#9

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

Western Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the city of La Crosse, Western Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 30 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Western Technical College, 77% are male and 23% are female.

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#9

Mid-State Technical College

Wisconsin Rapids, WI

Mid-State Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the rural area of Wisconsin Rapids, Mid-State is a public school with a small student population.

About 57% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 43% are male.

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

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

State Degrees Awarded
Indiana 2,647
Michigan 2,277
Ohio 3,212
Illinois 3,067

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 23 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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