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 |