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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Southwestern Illinois College

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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Southwestern Illinois College

If you are interested in studying homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting, you may want to check out the program at Southwestern Illinois College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

SWIC is located in Belleville, Illinois and approximately 6,906 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 18 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.

SWIC 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

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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Student Demographics at SWIC

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

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

39% Women
22% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 61% of homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting associate's degrees went to men and 39% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting at SWIC are white. Around 72% 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 Southwestern Illinois 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 2
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southwestern Illinois College. A concentration may not be available for your 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 IL, the home state for Southwestern Illinois College.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Accountants and Auditors 53,280 $81,060
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 30,370 $75,720
Firefighters 17,170 $56,710
Correctional Officers and Jailers 14,050 $62,440

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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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