Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Salt Lake Community College

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

Salt Lake Community College is located in Salt Lake City, Utah and approximately 27,293 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 108 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.

Salt Lake Community College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Salt Lake Community College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Salt Lake Community College

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

Salt Lake Community College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 40% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting associate's degrees went to men and 60% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Salt Lake Community College are white. Around 59% 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 Salt Lake Community College with a associate's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	4
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	33
White	64
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	5

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 Salt Lake 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 UT, the home state for Salt Lake Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in UT	Average Salary in UT
Accountants and Auditors	9,580	$70,980
Computer Workers	6,470	$76,890
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	4,490	$53,890
Managers	3,310	$102,290
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	2,340	$44,160

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.