Environmental Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services

A program that prepares individuals to enforce natural resource and environmental protection regulations and laws; and to perform emergency duties to protect human life, property and natural resources, including fire prevention and control measures, and emergency and rescue procedures. Includes instruction in natural and physical sciences, natural resource management, outdoor field skills, firearms and outdoor equipment and vehicle operation, evidence collection and environmental sampling and monitoring, natural resource legislation, environmental compliance techniques, patrol procedures, investigation and report writing, interpersonal skills and crisis intervention, community liaison, public safety, public education, and public relations. Note: this program was re-instated after being deleted from CIP 2000; previously, it was coded as 03.0203.

Degree Statistics

This program is offered at 16 institutions across the United States, with a total of 611 degrees awarded annually.

Certificates Below Bachelor's

33

certificates awarded

Associate Degrees

73

degrees awarded

Bachelor's Degrees

76

degrees awarded

Post-Baccalaureate Certificates

1

certificates awarded

Master's Degrees

10

degrees awarded

Other Awards

418

awards given

Top Schools for Environmental Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services

These institutions offer the most degrees in this program, ranked by total annual completions.

Rank Institution Degrees
1 Minnesota North College
Hibbing, MN
133
2 Southwestern Oklahoma State University
Weatherford, OK
96
3 Hocking College
Nelsonville, OH
81
4 Unity Environmental University
New Gloucester, ME
66
5 South Dakota State University
Brookings, SD
48
6 Skagit Valley College
Mount Vernon, WA
48
7 Finger Lakes Community College
Canandaigua, NY
36
8 Texas Tech University
Lubbock, TX
24
9 White Mountains Community College
Berlin, NH
21
10 Universidad Ana G. Mendez-Cupey Campus
San Juan, PR
18
11 Central Lakes College-Brainerd
Brainerd, MN
15
12 Central Maine Community College
Auburn, ME
9
13 University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Stevens Point, WI
6
14 Northern Arizona University
Flagstaff, AZ
4
15 Holmes Community College
Goodman, MS
3
16 Ball State University
Muncie, IN
3