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

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

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

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the #11 most popular major in Virginia with 3,572 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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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 Virginia ranking. Our analysis looked at 26 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia.

Our analysis found Northern Virginia Community College to be the most popular school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a associate degree in Virginia. Northern Virginia Community College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Annandale.

Women make up 56% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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Out of the 26 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, Tidewater Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Tidewater Community College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Norfolk.

About 55% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 45% are male.

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#3

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Liberty University is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Lynchburg, Liberty University is a private not-for-profit college with a very large student population.

Of the 72 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Liberty University, 47% are male and 53% are female.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Mountain Empire Community College is a great place for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their associate degree. Located in the distant town of Big Stone Gap, MECC is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 30 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at MECC, 57% are male and 43% are female.

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Out of the 26 schools in Virginia that were part of this year’s ranking, John Tyler Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Chester, John Tyler Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 28 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at John Tyler Community College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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Thomas Nelson Community 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 city of Hampton, TNCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

About 38% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 63% are male.

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Reynolds Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. Reynolds Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Richmond.

Women make up 63% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #8, Southwest Virginia Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their associate degree. Southwest Virginia is a small public school located in the rural area of Richlands.

Of the 15 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Southwest Virginia, 53% are male and 47% are female.

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

Virginia Highlands Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Virginia list. VHCC is a small public school located in the small suburb of Abingdon.

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

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

#10

Patrick Henry Community College

Martinsville, VA

Patrick Henry 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 rural area of Martinsville, Patrick Henry is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Patrick Henry, 38% are male and 62% are female.

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

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State Degrees Awarded
North Carolina 3,253
West Virginia 2,543
South Carolina 1,049
Florida 6,464
Arkansas 735
Mississippi 640
Tennessee 1,330
Louisiana 1,112
Alabama 2,863
Kentucky 1,321
Georgia 2,338

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 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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