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Career Information for Police And Sheriffs Patrol Officers in North Carolina

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Fast Facts for Police And Sheriffs Patrol Officers in North Carolina

  • Cities with highest percentage of jobs relative to population: Goldsboro, Jacksonville, and Fayetteville
  • Cities with lowest percentage of jobs relative to population: Raleigh, Greensboro, and Durham
  • Cities with the highest absolute number of jobs: Charlotte, Raleigh, and Greensboro

Salaries for Police And Sheriffs Patrol Officers in North Carolina

  • Metro areas with the highest median salaries: Raleigh, Charlotte, and Greensboro. (See table at bottom of page)

Schools for Police And Sheriffs Patrol Officers in North Carolina are listed below.

Selected Police Officer Training Schools in North Carolina

These schools offer particularly quick info upon request, and we have written detailed profiles for each (click school names to see the profiles).

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University of Phoenix
Charlotte, Raleigh

Founded in 1976, University of Phoenix is dedicated to meeting the needs of working students. Now the largest private university in North America, we offer conveniently located campuses and learning centers as well as a flexible online learning format.

  • Programs: Security And Law Enforcement
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor, Master
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Strayer University
Charlotte, Greensboro, Huntersville, Morrisville, Raleigh

Strayer University (SU) has been providing college education for over 115 years, with many locations across the United States.

  • Programs: Security And Law Enforcement
  • Degrees/Course Work: Bachelor
(Offerings vary by location; please request additional info.)

Selected Online Schools for Police and Sheriffs Patrol Officers in North Carolina

SchoolLocationsDegreesQuick Info
DeVry University OnlineOnlineBachelorGet Info
University of Phoenix OnlineOnlineBachelor, MasterGet Info
AIU OnlineOnlineAssociate, BachelorGet Info
Keiser University eCampus OnlineOnlineAssociate, Bachelor, MasterGet Info
Grand Canyon UniversityOnlineMasterGet Info
South UniversityOnlineBachelor, MasterGet Info
Kaplan University OnlineOnlineBachelor, Certificate, MasterGet Info
Colorado Technical University OnlineOnlineMasterGet Info
Everest University OnlineOnlineAssociate, Bachelor, MasterGet Info
Ashworth CollegeOnlineAssociateGet Info
Central Pennsylvania CollegeOnlineBachelorGet Info
Brookline CollegeOnlineAssociateGet Info
Ivy Bridge College of Tiffin University OnlineOnlineAssociateGet Info
ITT Technical InstituteOnlineAssociate, BachelorGet Info

More North Carolina Police Officer Training Schools

School NameCampusHighest AwardEnrolled
Alamance Community CollegeGrahamAssociate3,925
Appalachian State UniversityBooneDoctorate15,871
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community CollegeAshevilleAssociate6,408
Barton CollegeWilsonBachelor1,130
Beaufort County Community CollegeWashingtonAssociate1,476
Bladen Community CollegeDublinAssociate1,226
Brunswick Community CollegeSupplyAssociate1,162
Caldwell Community College and Technical InstituteHudsonAssociate3,728
Campbell UniversityBuies CreekMasters & First Professional6,208
Cape Fear Community CollegeWilmingtonAssociate7,570
Carteret Community CollegeMorehead CityAssociate1,628
Catawba CollegeSalisburyMasters1,323
Catawba Valley Community CollegeHickoryAssociate4,765
Central Carolina Community CollegeSanfordAssociate4,603
Central Piedmont Community CollegeCharlotteAssociate18,052
Chowan UniversityMurfreesboroBachelor875
Cleveland Community CollegeShelbyAssociate2,064
Coastal Carolina Community CollegeJacksonvilleAssociate4,349
College of the AlbemarleElizabeth CityAssociate2,117
Craven Community CollegeNew BernAssociate3,032
Davidson County Community CollegeThomasvilleAssociate3,399
Durham Technical Community CollegeDurhamAssociate5,170
East Carolina UniversityGreenvilleDoctorate & First Professional25,990
Edgecombe Community CollegeTarboroAssociate1,687
Elizabeth City State UniversityElizabeth CityMasters3,061
Fayetteville State UniversityFayettevilleDoctorate6,692
Fayetteville Technical Community CollegeFayettevilleAssociate9,063
Forsyth Technical Community CollegeWinston SalemAssociate7,276
Gaston CollegeDallasAssociate5,718
Guilford CollegeGreensboroBachelor2,688
Guilford Technical Community CollegeJamestownAssociate10,571
Halifax Community CollegeWeldonAssociate1,142
Haywood Community CollegeClydeAssociate2,127
High Point UniversityHigh PointMasters3,064
Isothermal Community CollegeSpindaleAssociate2,131
James Sprunt Community CollegeKenansvilleAssociate1,118
Johnson C Smith UniversityCharlotteBachelor1,463
Johnston Community CollegeSmithfieldAssociate4,145
Lees-McRae CollegeBanner ElkBachelor882
Lenoir Community CollegeKinstonAssociate2,733
Livingstone CollegeSalisburyBachelor960
Mayland Community CollegeSpruce PineAssociate1,472
McDowell Technical Community CollegeMarionAssociate1,134
Methodist UniversityFayettevilleMasters2,118
Mitchell Community CollegeStatesvilleAssociate2,687
Montgomery Community CollegeTroyAssociate954
Mount Olive CollegeMount OliveBachelor3,277
Nash Community CollegeRocky MountAssociate2,916
North Carolina A & T State UniversityGreensboroDoctorate10,498
North Carolina Central UniversityDurhamMasters & First Professional8,383
North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleighDoctorate & First Professional31,802
North Carolina Wesleyan CollegeRocky MountBachelor1,583
Pfeiffer UniversityMisenheimerMasters2,053
Piedmont Community CollegeRoxboroAssociate2,575
Pitt Community CollegeWintervilleAssociate6,499
Randolph Community CollegeAsheboroAssociate2,521
Richmond Community CollegeHamletAssociate1,799
Roanoke-Chowan Community CollegeAhoskieAssociate384
Robeson Community CollegeLumbertonAssociate1,788
Rockingham Community CollegeWentworthAssociate2,013
Rowan-Cabarrus Community CollegeSalisburyAssociate5,158
Saint Augustines College RaleighRaleighBachelor1,284
Sampson Community CollegeClintonAssociate1,278
Sandhills Community CollegePinehurstAssociate3,826
Shaw UniversityRaleighMasters2,866
South College-AshevilleAshevilleBachelor133
South Piedmont Community CollegePolktonAssociate2,250
Southeastern Community College WhitevilleWhitevilleAssociate1,811
Southwestern Community College SylvaSylvaAssociate2,040
Stanly Community CollegeAlbemarleAssociate2,390
Surry Community CollegeDobsonAssociate3,201
Tri-County Community CollegeMurphyAssociate1,079
University of North Carolina at CharlotteCharlotteDoctorate22,388
University of North Carolina at PembrokePembrokeMasters5,937
University of North Carolina-WilmingtonWilmingtonDoctorate12,180
Vance-Granville Community CollegeHendersonAssociate4,135
Wake Technical Community CollegeRaleighAssociate12,238
Wayne Community CollegeGoldsboroAssociate2,988
Western Carolina UniversityCullowheeDoctorate9,056
Western Piedmont Community CollegeMorgantonAssociate2,448
Wilkes Community CollegeWilkesboroAssociate2,476
Wilson Community CollegeWilsonAssociate1,642
Winston-Salem State UniversityWinston-SalemMasters5,870

Job Popularity in Metro Areas for Police And Sheriffs Patrol Officers

The map below shows job statistics for the career type by metro area, for North Carolina. A table below the map shows job popularity and salaries across the state.

Metro Areas Rated for Popularity (as of 2008) for:
Police and Sheriffs Patrol Officers

Listed below are metro areas ranked by the popularity of jobs for Police and Sheriffs Patrol Officers relative to the population of the city, as of 2008. Salary data was obtained from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

A Relative Popularity of 1.0 means that the city has an average number of the particular job, for its population, compared to the rest of the US. Higher numbers mean proportionally more jobs of that type.
Metro AreaJobsSalary
(2008)
Relative
Popularity

NORTH CAROLINA

   
Goldsboro250 1.7
Jacksonville250$36,6401.6
Fayetteville720$41,8901.4
Wilmington820$38,3001.3
Rocky Mount260$37,5001.1
Greenville320$42,7301.1
Charlotte4,430$44,2601.1
Hickory730$35,7701
Burlington220$38,9400.9
Asheville720$38,1200.9
Winston-Salem870$38,8400.9
Durham1,100$41,9300.9
Greensboro1,370$42,9700.8
Raleigh1,590$44,5300.7
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