Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Pasco-Hernando State College

Every homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program at Pasco-Hernando State College stacks up to those at other schools.

PHSC is located in New Port Richey, Florida and approximately 9,886 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 9 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.

PHSC 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

PHSC Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at PHSC

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

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

For the most recent academic year available, 44% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting associate's degrees went to men and 56% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at PHSC are white. Around 56% 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 Pasco-Hernando State College with a associate's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

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 Pasco-Hernando 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 Pasco-Hernando 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.