Vocational Programs for Security Guards Career

The role of Security Guards is to guard, patrol, or monitor premises to prevent theft, violence, or infractions of rules. May operate x-ray and metal detector equipment..

The average annual wage of the occupations is $40,440 and $19 per hour. 1 vocational program could be taken for the Security Guards career. Based on BLS data, a total of 1,202,940 employees were employed in the Occupation.

The 2024 average tuition over the programs for preparing Security Guards is $19,900. The average length of the programs is 36 hours and the average completion time is 9.00 months.

Vocational Programs to Prepare Security Guards Career

The following 1 vocational program is required or helpful to prepare Security Guards. Total 37 schools are offering certificate programs. If you want to check schools for bachelor's or graduate degrees, check Security and Loss Prevention Services page.

The tuition, program length, and completion time program information is average amounts over all schools that offer each program. This information is only for vocational programs (i.e. certificate programs) and not for bachelor's or graduate degrees.


Related Occupations to Security Guards Career

The following 20 occupations are related to Security Guards.

Schools offering vocational programs for Security Guards

The following 34 schools offer the vocational programs and certificate courses for preparing Security Guards. The list includes some 4-year colleges that have certificate or associate programs for the career.

UEI College-Huntington Park

Huntington Park, CA private (for-profit), Less than 2-year
Tuition & Fees
2023-2024$19,900

Hillsborough Community College

Tampa, FL public, four-year
Tuition & Fees
2023-2024$2,489(in-state) $9,099(out-of-state)

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, FL public, four-year
Tuition & Fees
2023-2024$2,764(in-state) $10,201(out-of-state)

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL public, four-year
Tuition & Fees
2023-2024$2,838(in-state) $9,661(out-of-state)

Saint Johns River State College

Palatka, FL public, four-year
Tuition & Fees
2023-2024$2,830(in-state) $10,352(out-of-state)

Southwestern Illinois College

Belleville, IL public, 2-4 year
Tuition & Fees
2023-2024$6,390(in-state) $6,210(out-of-state)

City Colleges of Chicago-Richard J Daley College

Chicago, IL public, 2-4 year
Tuition & Fees
2023-2024$11,520(in-state) $14,430(out-of-state)

Kaskaskia College

Centralia, IL public, 2-4 year
Tuition & Fees
2023-2024$7,770(in-state) $12,570(out-of-state)

College of Lake County

Grayslake, IL public, 2-4 year
Tuition & Fees
2023-2024$10,531(in-state) $14,036(out-of-state)

Moraine Valley Community College

Palos Hills, IL public, 2-4 year
Tuition & Fees
2023-2024$8,502(in-state) $9,846(out-of-state)
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