Security Science and Technology programs in North Carolina
40 schools in North Carolina teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in North Carolina
Accountants and Auditors in North Carolina earn a median of $82,050 a year across 49,270 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers | $59,300 | 22,370 |
| Managers, All Other | $141,160 | 21,830 |
| Computer Occupations, All Other | $104,850 | 15,090 |
| Information Security Analysts | $131,540 | 8,670 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives | $91,100 | 4,820 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance Community College Graham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Alamance Community College Graham | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Appalachian State University Boone | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Blue Ridge Community College Flat Rock | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Blue Ridge Community College Flat Rock | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Cape Fear Community College Wilmington | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Catawba Valley Community College Hickory | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Catawba Valley Community College Hickory | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Central Carolina Community College Sanford | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Central Carolina Community College Sanford | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Coastal Carolina Community College Jacksonville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 18 |
| Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Gaston College Dallas | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Gaston College Dallas | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 22 |
| Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
| Johnston Community College Smithfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Johnston Community College Smithfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Mars Hill University Mars Hill | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| McDowell Technical Community College Marion | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| McDowell Technical Community College Marion | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Montreat College Montreat | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Montreat College Montreat | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Nash Community College Rocky Mount | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| Sandhills Community College Pinehurst | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Sandhills Community College Pinehurst | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| South Piedmont Community College Polkton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 20 |
| South Piedmont Community College Polkton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Southwestern Community College Sylva | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Southwestern Community College Sylva | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Surry Community College Dobson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Surry Community College Dobson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Wake Technical Community College Raleigh | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Wake Technical Community College Raleigh | Associate's degree | — | not published | 20 |
| Wayne Community College Goldsboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 8 |
| Wayne Community College Goldsboro | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Security Science and Technology — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.