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CIP PROGRAM: 03.0208
Environmental/Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services.

Summary: 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.

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics - Related Occupations

There are no occupations related specifically to this program.

National Completion Rate Trends

Year Associate'sBachelor'sMaster's
2020 33 56 -
2021 62 75 4
2022 59 70 7
2023 69 74 10
2024 73 76 10
Change +109.09% +32.14% +Infinity%

Related CIPs

03 NATURAL RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION.
03.02 Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy.
03.0201 Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, General.
03.0204 Environmental/Natural Resource Economics.
03.0205 Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management.
03.0206 Land Use Planning and Management/Development.
03.0207 Environmental/Natural Resource Recreation and Tourism.
03.0208 Environmental/Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services.
03.0209 Energy and Environmental Policy.
03.0210 Bioenergy.
03.0299 Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy, Other.

Institutions granting degrees in Environmental/Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services.