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Homeland Security Schools in AL
University of Alabama at Birmingham
Virginia College-Huntsville
George C Wallace State Community College-Hanceville
ITT Technical Institute-Bessemer
Enterprise-Ozark Community College
Lawson State Community College-Birmingham Campus
Northwest Shoals Community College-Muscle Shoals
George C Wallace State Community College-Selma
George C Wallace Community College-Dothan
ITT Technical Institute-Mobile
Central Alabama Community College
John C Calhoun State Community College
ITT Technical Institute–Madison
Chattahoochee Valley Community College
Jefferson State Community College
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Homeland Security Schools in Alabama
Alabama contains seventeen schools that offer homeland security programs. University of Alabama at Birmingham, the highest-ranking homeland security school in AL, has a total student population of 16,874 and is the 2390th highest ranked school in America.
Of the 17 homeland security schools in Alabama, only 2 have a student population over 10k. After taking into account tuition, living expenses, and financial aid, ITT Technical Institute-Mobile comes out as the most expensive ($22,919/yr), with Chattahoochee Valley Community College as the lowest recorded at only $1,438/yr.
Homeland Security students from Alabama schools who go on to become homeland security specialists, police officers, security technicians, security officers, etc. have a good chance at finding employment. For example, there are 1,028,830 people working as security guards alone in the US, and their average annual salary is $26,430. Also, Police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers make on average $36,470 per year and there are about 98,090 of them employed in the US today. In fact, in the Alabama alone, there are 2,550 employed police, fire, and ambulance dispatchers earning an average yearly salary of $28,390. Security guards in this state earn $22,290/yr and there are 14,350 employed.
Also, within the homeland security schools in Alabama, the average student population is 4,121 and average student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1. Aside from homeland security, there are 2845 total degree (or certificate) programs in the state, with 2,868 people on average applying for a school. Undergraduate tuition costs are normally around $3,989, but can vary widely depending on the type of school.
Alabama Interesting Facts
- Alabama introduced the Mardi Gras to the western world. The celebration is held on Shrove Tuesday, the day before Lent begins.
- Alabama workers built the first rocket to put humans on the moon.
- The world's first Electric Trolley System was introduced in Montgomery in 1886.
- Alabama is the only state with all major natural resources needed to make iron and steel. It is also the largest supplier of cast-iron and steel pipe products.
- Montgomery is the capital and the birthplace of the Confederate States of America.
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