Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Central Piedmont Community College

If you plan to study homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting, take a look at what Central Piedmont Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Central Piedmont Community College is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and approximately 16,668 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 46 students received their associate's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting section at the bottom of this page.

Central Piedmont Community College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

• Basic Certificate in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting (Less Than 1 Year)
• Associate’s Degree in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Central Piedmont Community College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Central Piedmont Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at Central Piedmont Community College.

Central Piedmont Community College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 74% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting associate's degrees went to men and 26% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Central Piedmont Community College are white. Around 57% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Central Piedmont Community College with a associate's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	10
Hispanic or Latino	4
White	26
International Students	3
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Central Piedmont Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded

Careers That Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Grads May Go Into

A degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Central Piedmont Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Accountants and Auditors	33,020	$76,880
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	22,350	$48,420
Correctional Officers and Jailers	15,720	$38,500
Firefighters	14,870	$35,500
Managers	11,990	$121,500

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.