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2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in New York

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

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the #12 most popular major in New York with 9,990 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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The Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 56 schools in New York 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Borough of Manhattan Community College the most popular school in New York for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of New York, BMCC is a public college with a large student population.

Women make up 60% 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 Queensborough Community College is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their associate degree. QCC is a large public school located in the city of Bayside.

Of the 264 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at QCC, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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#3

LaGuardia Community College

Long Island City, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend LaGuardia Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large city of Long Island City, LaGuardia is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 235 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at LaGuardia, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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Out of the 56 schools in New York that were part of this year’s ranking, Suffolk County Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Suffolk County Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Selden.

Of the 225 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Suffolk County Community College, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Bronx Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in New York list. BCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Bronx.

Of the 220 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at BCC, 43% are male and 57% are female.

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Kingsborough Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the city of Brooklyn, KCC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 53% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 47% are male.

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#7

Monroe College

Bronx, NY

Monroe College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the city of Bronx, Monroe College is a private for-profit college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 186 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Monroe College, 36% are male and 64% are female.

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#8

Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY

Nassau Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Nassau Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Garden City.

About 44% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 56% are male.

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SUNY Westchester Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. SUNY Westchester Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Valhalla.

Of the 120 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at SUNY Westchester Community College, 60% are male and 40% are female.

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Hostos Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. Hostos is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Bronx.

Women make up 71% 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 Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
New Jersey 3,309
Pennsylvania 4,059
Maryland 1,426
Delaware 314
District of Columbia 564

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 25 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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