Colleges

The 53 US colleges offering homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services, other — filter by admissions, cost, outcomes, campus climate and distance to the beach.

Arizona State University Campus Immersion

Public

Tempe, Arizona · Midsize city · 8 mi to Phoenix

Admission
90%
SAT
—
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$63k
Grad rate
68%
Students
64,674
To beach
166 mi
Grads in major
2

Ivy Tech Community College

Public

Indianapolis, Indiana · Large city · 2 mi to Indianapolis

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
41%
Students
58,267
To beach
138 mi
Grads in major
19

Miami Dade College

Public

Miami, Florida · Large city · 1 mi to Miami

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$5k
Earnings
$41k
Grad rate
46%
Students
46,182
To beach
< 1 mi
Grads in major
159

Florida State University

Public

Tallahassee, Florida · Midsize city · 1 mi to Tallahassee

Admission
24%
SAT
1361
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$62k
Grad rate
86%
Students
32,212
To beach
24 mi
Grads in major
—

Florida Atlantic University

Public

Boca Raton, Florida · Small city · 24 mi to West Palm Beach

Admission
66%
SAT
1127
Net price
$9k
Earnings
$57k
Grad rate
63%
Students
23,757
To beach
2 mi
Grads in major
42

Virginia Commonwealth University

Public

Richmond, Virginia · Midsize city · 1 mi to Richmond

Admission
93%
SAT
1137
Net price
$23k
Earnings
$58k
Grad rate
63%
Students
20,753
To beach
18 mi
Grads in major
91

Florida State College at Jacksonville

Public

Jacksonville, Florida · Large city · < 1 mi to Jacksonville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$4k
Earnings
$42k
Grad rate
37%
Students
19,648
To beach
16 mi
Grads in major
32

St Petersburg College

Public

St. Petersburg, Florida · Large city · 16 mi to Tampa

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$1k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
38%
Students
18,950
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
73

Eastern Kentucky University

Public

Richmond, Kentucky · Distant town · 23 mi to Lexington

Admission
78%
SAT
1149
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
50%
Students
12,318
To beach
265 mi
Grads in major
0

Florida SouthWestern State College

Public

Fort Myers, Florida · Large suburb · 6 mi to Fort Myers

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
39%
Students
11,052
To beach
2 mi
Grads in major
20

Cape Fear Community College

Public

Wilmington, North Carolina · Midsize city · 1 mi to Wilmington

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$10k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
34%
Students
9,764
To beach
3 mi
Grads in major
3

Anne Arundel Community College

Public

Arnold, Maryland · Large suburb · 17 mi to Baltimore

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$15k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
31%
Students
8,997
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
18

Tulane University of Louisiana

Private

New Orleans, Louisiana · Large city · 3 mi to New Orleans

Admission
14%
SAT
1448
Net price
$40k
Earnings
$63k
Grad rate
86%
Students
7,767
To beach
6 mi
Grads in major
24

Schoolcraft Community College District

Public

Livonia, Michigan · Small city · 21 mi to Detroit

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$2k
Earnings
$43k
Grad rate
18%
Students
7,511
To beach
19 mi
Grads in major
2

State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota

Public

Bradenton, Florida · Large suburb · 8 mi to Sarasota

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$22k
Earnings
$40k
Grad rate
38%
Students
7,379
To beach
2 mi
Grads in major
19

Montgomery County Community College

Public

Blue Bell, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 16 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
28%
Students
7,301
To beach
16 mi
Grads in major
3

Thomas Edison State University

Public

Trenton, New Jersey · Small city · 28 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
—
Earnings
$69k
Grad rate
—
Students
6,707
To beach
20 mi
Grads in major
25

Augusta University

Public

Augusta, Georgia · Midsize city · 1 mi to Augusta

Admission
86%
SAT
1070
Net price
$14k
Earnings
$48k
Grad rate
49%
Students
5,613
To beach
92 mi
Grads in major
1

Franklin University

Private

Columbus, Ohio · Large city · < 1 mi to Columbus

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$25k
Earnings
$52k
Grad rate
11%
Students
5,562
To beach
102 mi
Grads in major
14

Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College

Public

Asheville, North Carolina · Small city · 2 mi to Asheville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$12k
Earnings
$36k
Grad rate
40%
Students
5,110
To beach
231 mi
Grads in major
10

University of New Haven

Private

West Haven, Connecticut · Large suburb · 2 mi to New Haven

Admission
60%
SAT
1160
Net price
$34k
Earnings
$60k
Grad rate
63%
Students
4,841
To beach
2 mi
Grads in major
15

Western Illinois University

Public

Macomb, Illinois · Remote town · 60 mi to Peoria

Admission
71%
SAT
—
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$54k
Grad rate
45%
Students
4,410
To beach
186 mi
Grads in major
5

Owens Community College

Public

Perrysburg, Ohio · Large suburb · 4 mi to Toledo

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$10k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
35%
Students
4,361
To beach
10 mi
Grads in major
2

Passaic County Community College

Public

Paterson, New Jersey · Large suburb · 17 mi to New York

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
19%
Students
4,260
To beach
12 mi
Grads in major
14

Durham Technical Community College

Public

Durham, North Carolina · Large city · 2 mi to Durham

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$2k
Earnings
$36k
Grad rate
45%
Students
3,890
To beach
107 mi
Grads in major
5

Gaston College

Public

Dallas, North Carolina · Midsize suburb · 20 mi to Charlotte

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$35k
Grad rate
63%
Students
3,518
To beach
172 mi
Grads in major
5

Oklahoma State University-Oklahoma City

Public

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma · Large city · 4 mi to Oklahoma City

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$41k
Grad rate
15%
Students
3,514
To beach
422 mi
Grads in major
1

University of West Alabama

Public

Livingston, Alabama · Remote rural · 102 mi to Birmingham

Admission
43%
SAT
1015
Net price
$13k
Earnings
$44k
Grad rate
35%
Students
2,974
To beach
128 mi
Grads in major
4

Savannah State University

Public

Savannah, Georgia · Midsize city · 4 mi to Savannah

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$38k
Grad rate
28%
Students
2,833
To beach
8 mi
Grads in major
17

Catawba Valley Community College

Public

Hickory, North Carolina · Small city · 41 mi to Charlotte

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$11k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
35%
Students
2,741
To beach
195 mi
Grads in major
12

Goodwin University

Private

East Hartford, Connecticut · Small city · 2 mi to Hartford

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$29k
Earnings
$44k
Grad rate
58%
Students
2,693
To beach
29 mi
Grads in major
1

Saint Edward's University

Private

Austin, Texas · Large city · 3 mi to Austin

Admission
81%
SAT
1138
Net price
$26k
Earnings
$59k
Grad rate
63%
Students
2,493
To beach
123 mi
Grads in major
1

Martinsburg College

For-profit

Cheyenne, Wyoming · Midsize suburb · 64 mi to Washington

Admission
100%
SAT
—
Net price
$12k
Earnings
—
Grad rate
60%
Students
2,491
To beach
63 mi
Grads in major
52

Barton County Community College

Public

Great Bend, Kansas · Fringe rural · 91 mi to Wichita

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$10k
Earnings
$40k
Grad rate
33%
Students
2,455
To beach
633 mi
Grads in major
4

Point Park University

Private

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Large city · < 1 mi to Pittsburgh

Admission
97%
SAT
—
Net price
$26k
Earnings
$46k
Grad rate
59%
Students
2,331
To beach
109 mi
Grads in major
—

Meridian Community College

Public

Meridian, Mississippi · Remote town · 85 mi to Jackson

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$31k
Grad rate
34%
Students
2,156
To beach
120 mi
Grads in major
3

Tiffin University

Private

Tiffin, Ohio · Distant town · 41 mi to Toledo

Admission
80%
SAT
986
Net price
$27k
Earnings
$36k
Grad rate
40%
Students
2,051
To beach
25 mi
Grads in major
32

Butler County Community College

Public

Butler, Pennsylvania · Fringe town · 27 mi to Pittsburgh

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$39k
Grad rate
37%
Students
1,789
To beach
86 mi
Grads in major
1

Blue Ridge Community College

Public

Flat Rock, North Carolina · Large suburb · 21 mi to Asheville

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$6k
Earnings
$36k
Grad rate
50%
Students
1,758
To beach
211 mi
Grads in major
5

Madonna University

Private

Livonia, Michigan · Small city · 19 mi to Detroit

Admission
63%
SAT
980
Net price
$18k
Earnings
$59k
Grad rate
60%
Students
1,632
To beach
16 mi
Grads in major
9

Neumann University

Private

Aston, Pennsylvania · Large suburb · 16 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
81%
SAT
—
Net price
$28k
Earnings
$58k
Grad rate
54%
Students
1,533
To beach
4 mi
Grads in major
34

Massachusetts Maritime Academy

Public

Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts · Large suburb · 41 mi to Providence

Admission
95%
SAT
—
Net price
$22k
Earnings
$82k
Grad rate
74%
Students
1,395
To beach
< 1 mi
Grads in major
69

Great Bay Community College

Public

Portsmouth, New Hampshire · Small suburb · 34 mi to Manchester

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$16k
Earnings
$42k
Grad rate
34%
Students
1,259
To beach
2 mi
Grads in major
1

Brunswick Community College

Public

Bolivia, North Carolina · Distant rural · 21 mi to Wilmington

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$9k
Earnings
$37k
Grad rate
40%
Students
1,211
To beach
8 mi
Grads in major
2

Mountwest Community and Technical College

Public

Huntington, West Virginia · Midsize suburb · 45 mi to Charleston

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$8k
Earnings
$29k
Grad rate
19%
Students
1,160
To beach
207 mi
Grads in major
1

Klamath Community College

Public

Klamath Falls, Oregon · Remote town · 146 mi to Eugene

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$34k
Grad rate
43%
Students
1,130
To beach
129 mi
Grads in major
87

Chestnut Hill College

Private

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania · Large city · 10 mi to Philadelphia

Admission
74%
SAT
—
Net price
$28k
Earnings
$52k
Grad rate
49%
Students
815
To beach
10 mi
Grads in major
1

Union Commonwealth University

Private

Barbourville, Kentucky · Remote town · 63 mi to Knoxville

Admission
63%
SAT
980
Net price
$21k
Earnings
$42k
Grad rate
32%
Students
746
To beach
319 mi
Grads in major
1

Piedmont Community College

Public

Roxboro, North Carolina · Fringe rural · 31 mi to Durham

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$1k
Earnings
$33k
Grad rate
20%
Students
457
To beach
112 mi
Grads in major
5

ICPR Junior College

For-profit

Hato Rey, Puerto Rico · Large city · 5 mi to San Juan

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$19k
Grad rate
51%
Students
439
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
12

ICPR Junior College-Mayaguez

For-profit

Mayaguez, Puerto Rico · Small city · 71 mi to San Juan

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$7k
Earnings
$19k
Grad rate
67%
Students
373
To beach
< 1 mi
Grads in major
4

Martin Community College

Public

Williamston, North Carolina · Distant town · 83 mi to Norfolk

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$3k
Earnings
$26k
Grad rate
39%
Students
313
To beach
21 mi
Grads in major
1

Charlie's Guard-Detective Bureau and Academy Inc

For-profit

Aguadilla, Puerto Rico · Midsize suburb · 69 mi to San Juan

Admission
—
SAT
—
Net price
$4k
Earnings
$21k
Grad rate
100%
Students
57
To beach
1 mi
Grads in major
14