Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Florida SouthWestern State College

If you are interested in studying homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting, you may want to check out the program at Florida SouthWestern State College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

FSW is located in Fort Myers, Florida and has a total student population of 15,141. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 51 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.

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

Online Classes Are Available at FSW

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.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? FSW offers distance education options for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the following degree levels:

• Bachelor’s Degree

FSW Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

The homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major at FSW is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at FSW

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting majors at Florida SouthWestern State College.

FSW Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 47% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting associate's degrees went to men and 53% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at FSW are white. Around 63% 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 Florida SouthWestern State College with a associate's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	32
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	6

FSW Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Bachelor’s Program

Of the 24 students who graduated with a bachelor’s in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting from FSW in 2021, 63% were men and 38% were women.

About 71% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at FSW are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Florida SouthWestern State College with a bachelor's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

FSW also has a doctoral program available in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting. In 2021, 0 student graduated with a doctor's degree in this field.

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 Florida SouthWestern State 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 FL, the home state for Florida SouthWestern State College.

Occupation	Jobs in FL	Average Salary in FL
Accountants and Auditors	71,940	$71,790
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	37,650	$59,610
Correctional Officers and Jailers	33,060	$43,410
Managers	23,160	$99,240
Firefighters	22,690	$53,340

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.