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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Eastern Gateway Community College

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

Eastern Gateway Community College is located in Steubenville, Ohio and has a total student population of 40,036. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 595 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.

Eastern Gateway Community College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

Online Classes Are Available at Eastern Gateway Community College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Eastern Gateway Community College does offer online education options in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting for the following degree levels for those interested in distance learning:

  • Associate’s Degree

Eastern Gateway Community College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Eastern Gateway Community College

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

Eastern Gateway Community College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate’s Program

41% Women
31% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 59% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting associate's degrees went to men and 41% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Eastern Gateway Community College are white. Around 68% 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 Eastern Gateway Community College with a associate's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 4
Black or African American 98
Hispanic or Latino 60
White 406
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 27

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 Eastern Gateway 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 OH, the home state for Eastern Gateway Community College.

Occupation Jobs in OH Average Salary in OH
Accountants and Auditors 45,670 $72,370
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 24,890 $61,040
Firefighters 19,210 $46,310
Managers 14,410 $107,320
Correctional Officers and Jailers 13,310 $45,190

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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