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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Southwest Tennessee Community College

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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Southwest Tennessee Community College

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

Southwest is located in Memphis, Tennessee and has a total student population of 7,371. 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.

Southwest Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available

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

Southwest Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Rankings

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at Southwest

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

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

56% Women
78% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
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.

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Southwest 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 30% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Southwest Tennessee 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 6
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting

The following homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting concentations are available at Southwest Tennessee Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Southwest Tennessee 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 TN, the home state for Southwest Tennessee Community College.

Occupation Jobs in TN Average Salary in TN
Accountants and Auditors 19,760 $69,690
Managers 14,480 $83,010
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 13,410 $44,600
Correctional Officers and Jailers 9,670 $35,470
Firefighters 5,710 $40,280

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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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