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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Yakima Valley College

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

YVC is located in Yakima, Washington and approximately 3,954 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 5 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.

YVC 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 YVC

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

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

60% Women
80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
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.

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YVC 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 32% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Yakima Valley 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 0
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 Yakima Valley 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 WA, the home state for Yakima Valley College.

Occupation Jobs in WA Average Salary in WA
Accountants and Auditors 32,870 $78,970
Computer Workers 13,100 $91,620
Managers 11,280 $125,490
Police and Sheriff’s Patrol Officers 9,670 $77,670
Firefighters 7,750 $73,850

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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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