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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Prince George’s Community College

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

PGCC is located in Largo, Maryland and has a total student population of 11,357. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 16 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.

PGCC Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at PGCC

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? PGCC offers distance education options for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

PGCC Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at PGCC

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

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

63% Women
94% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 38% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting associate's degrees went to men and 63% went to women.

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PGCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates 46% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 11
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 Prince George's 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 MD, the home state for Prince George's Community College.

Occupation Jobs in MD Average Salary in MD
Accountants and Auditors 25,020 $82,610
Managers 14,450 $122,050
Computer Workers 13,720 $113,330
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 12,650 $68,230
Correctional Officers and Jailers 6,780 $49,220

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*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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