Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Nassau Community College

We’ve pulled together the essential facts you should know about the program at Nassau Community College. Degrees are awarded at the Associate’s level. It ranks as high as #2 out of 39 schools (Associate’s level) by College Factual. Jump to any of the following sections:

Available Degrees
Associate’s Degrees

Law Enforcement & Firefighting Degrees Available at Nassau Community College

The following degree levels are granted in law enforcement & firefighting at Nassau Community College, along with how many graduates complete each level annually.

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Associate’s	127

Nassau Community College Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate’s Degrees

During the most recent reporting year, Nassau Community College conferred 127 associate’s degrees in law enforcement & firefighting.

Associate’s Rankings

Nassau Community College is in the top 15% of the country for law enforcement & firefighting at the associate’s level. Its best result was #2 out of 39 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in New York	2
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	4
Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region	4
Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in New York	5
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools	18
Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools	51

Nassau Community College Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$6,330 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

$10,750 Average Student Debt

The full-time undergraduate tuition and fees are shown below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$5,800	$11,600
Fees	$530	$530

Learn more about Nassau Community College tuition and fees.

Associate’s Student Diversity

For the most recent academic year available, 55% of law enforcement & firefighting associate’s degrees went to men and 45% went to women.

The largest share of law enforcement & firefighting associate’s degree graduates at Nassau Community College were Hispanic or Latino. Roughly 46% of graduates fell into this category.

The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Nassau Community College with a associate’s in law enforcement & firefighting.

Ethnic diversity of Law Enforcement & Firefighting majors at Nassau Community College

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	59
White	47
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	2

Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration (Associate’s)

Nassau Community College awarded 112 associate’s completions in criminal justice/law enforcement administration recently — 50% to women and 50% to men. Most of these graduates identified as Hispanic or Latino (50%).

Best Criminal Justice Associate Degree Schools in New York — #1
Best Value Criminal Justice Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #2
Best Criminal Justice Associate Degree Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region — #3
Best Value Criminal Justice Associate Degree Schools in New York — #4
Best Criminal Justice Associate Degree Schools — #7

Fire Science/Fire-fighting (Associate’s)

Nassau Community College granted 8 associate’s completions in fire science/fire-fighting recently — 0% to women and 100% to men. Most of these graduates identified as White (75%).

Crisis/Emergency/Disaster Management (Associate’s)

Nassau Community College awarded 7 associate’s degrees in crisis/emergency/disaster management in the most recent reporting year — 14% to women and 86% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (86%).

References

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