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2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region

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Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the #12 most popular major in the country with 142,610 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 61 schools in the Southwest Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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 undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Southwest Region .

#1

Rio Salado College

Tempe, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Rio Salado College the most popular school in the Southwest Region for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their undergraduate certificate. Rio Salado College is a large public school located in the city of Tempe.

Of the 441 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Rio Salado College, 85% are male and 15% are female.

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#2

North Central Texas College

Gainesville, TX

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at North Central Texas College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the Southwest Region . Located in the distant town of Gainesville, NCTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 20% 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 Collin County Community College District. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public college with a very large student population.

About 12% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 88% are male.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Collin County Community College District Report

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at San Jacinto Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools in the Southwest Region . San Jacinto College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Pasadena.

About 60% of the students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the school are women while 40% are male.

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

#5

Blinn College

Brenham, TX

Out of the 61 schools in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Blinn College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Brenham, Blinn College is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 63 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Blinn College, 89% are male and 11% are female.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Blinn College Report

#6

Navarro College

Corsicana, TX

Navarro 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 undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Located in the distant town of Corsicana, Navarro College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 19% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

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Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the remote town of McAlester, KTC McAlester is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Kiamichi Technology Center-McAlester Report

#8

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

El Centro 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 undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. El Centro College is a very large public school located in the city of Dallas.

Of the 32 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at El Centro College, 34% are male and 66% are female.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at El Centro College Report

With a ranking of #8, Mid-America Technology Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their undergraduate certificate. Mid-America Technology Center is a small public school located in the rural area of Wayne.

Women make up 38% of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at the school.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Mid-America Technology Center Report

#10

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX

With a ranking of #10, Del Mar College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the large city of Corpus Christi, DMC is a public school with a large student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at DMC, 84% are male and 16% are female.

Full Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Del Mar College Report

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Law Enforcement & Firefighting Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southwest Region award.

Rank College Location
11 Austin Community College District Austin, TX
12 New Mexico Junior College Hobbs, NM

Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State

Explore the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting colleges for a specific state in the Southwest region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 3,897
Texas 8,278
New Mexico 630
Oklahoma 1,017

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 27 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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