Law Enforcement & Firefighting at Ridgewater College

Here is an overview of this program at Ridgewater College. Degrees are awarded at the Associate’s level. Its best result is a rank of #6 out of 17 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 Ridgewater College

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

Degree Level	Annual Graduates
Associate’s	15

Ridgewater College Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate’s Degrees

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, Ridgewater College conferred 15 associate’s degrees in law enforcement & firefighting.

Associate’s Rankings

Ridgewater College ranks competitively among schools offering law enforcement & firefighting at the associate’s level. In particular it placed #6 out of 17 schools by College Factual.

Ranking	Rank
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota	6
Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota	7
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	15
Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region	23
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools	104
Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools	381

Ridgewater College Undergraduate Tuition and Fees

$6,121 Average Tuition and Fees (In-State)

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

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$5,288	$5,473
Fees	$648	$648

Find out more about Ridgewater College tuition and fees.

Associate’s Student Diversity

Among recent graduates, 33% of law enforcement & firefighting associate’s degrees went to men and 67% went to women.

The majority of law enforcement & firefighting associate’s degree graduates at Ridgewater College were White. Approximately 80% of graduates fell into this category.

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

Ethnic diversity of Law Enforcement & Firefighting majors at Ridgewater College

Ethnic Background	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	3
White	12
Non-Resident Aliens	0
Other Races	0

Criminal Justice/Police Science (Associate’s)

Ridgewater College granted 9 associate’s completions in criminal justice/police science recently — 44% to women and 56% to men. The largest share of these graduates were White (89%).

Best Value Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota — #7
Best Value Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region — #17
Best Value Criminal Justice & Police Science Associate Degree Schools — #260

Criminal Justice/Safety Studies (Associate’s)

Ridgewater College conferred 6 associate’s completions in criminal justice/safety studies in the most recent reporting year — 100% to women and 0% to men. The most common background among these graduates was White (67%).

Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Associate Degree Schools in Minnesota — #5
Best Value Criminal Justice Studies Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region — #15

References

More about our data sources and methodologies.