Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Northern Wyoming Community College District

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 Northern Wyoming Community College District stacks up to those at other schools.

Northern Wyoming Community College District is located in Sheridan, Wyoming and approximately 3,741 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 12 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.

Northern Wyoming Community College District Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at Northern Wyoming Community College District

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

• Associate’s Degree

Northern Wyoming Community College District Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Northern Wyoming Community College District

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

Northern Wyoming Community College District Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 42% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting associate's degrees went to men and 58% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at Northern Wyoming Community College District are white. Around 92% 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 Northern Wyoming Community College District with a associate's in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting.

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

Concentrations Within Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

If you plan to be a homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern Wyoming Community College District. 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 WY, the home state for Northern Wyoming Community College District.

Occupation	Jobs in WY	Average Salary in WY
Accountants and Auditors	1,810	$66,180
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers	1,130	$55,050
Correctional Officers and Jailers	830	$42,290
Managers	770	$100,310
Child, Family, and School Social Workers	770	$50,200

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.