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

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$32,705 Avg Salary
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Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree School for You

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.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 64 schools in North Carolina 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 2023 rankings named Fayetteville Technical Community College the most popular school in North Carolina for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public school with a medium-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 Guilford Technical Community College is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their associate degree. Guilford Technical Community College is a moderately-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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The in-demand associate degree programs at Wake Technical Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in North Carolina. Wake Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Raleigh.

About 52% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 48% are male.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Forsyth Technical Community College is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Winston-Salem, Forsyth Tech is a public college 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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The in-demand associate degree programs at Miller-Motte College Wilmington helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in North Carolina. 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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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Central Piedmont Community College is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 26% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 74% are male.

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#7

Pitt Community College

Winterville, NC

Pitt Community 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 suburb of Winterville, Pitt Community College is a public college with a moderately-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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#8

Gaston College

Dallas, NC

With a ranking of #8, Gaston College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of Dallas, Gaston College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 50% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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Rowan-Cabarrus Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the suburb of Salisbury, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a public college 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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Cleveland Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs. Located in the town of Shelby, Cleveland Community College is a public college with a small student population.

About 14% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 86% are male.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Cleveland Community College Report

Honorable Mentions

Here are some additional popular schools for Law Enforcement & Firefighting students in the state of North Carolina that almost earned our Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina award.

Rank College Location
12 Vance-Granville Community College Henderson, NC
12 Alamance Community College Graham, NC

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

Explore all the Most Popular Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges 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

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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