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La Porte, Indiana has 8 accredited schools offering security management programs, with tuition ranging from $3,822 to $70,662 per year for indexed programs. La Porte has a population of about 22,444. In the Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area, the top-earning security management-related role is Facilities Manager at a median $102,620 annually (BLS OEWS, May 2025).
The accredited institutions listed below are the closest in our directory that offer security management programs near La Porte, ranked by BOC Score and straight-line distance from La Porte city center. The list is rebuilt from federal IPEDS data on every site update.
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Source: IPEDS / College Scorecard (2023 cohort). Browse all Indiana schools on the Indiana security management page.
La Porte is part of the Michigan City-La Porte, IN metro area (BLS area code 33140). Where MSA-level wages are published, the table below shows MSA medians; otherwise it falls back to Indiana statewide.
| Occupation | Median Wage | Source | COL-Adjusted (US=100) |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-Line Supervisor of Protective Service Workers | $67,980 | IN statewide | $74,133 |
| Information Security Analyst | $101,420 | IN statewide | $110,600 |
| Facilities Manager | $102,620 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $111,908 |
| Security Guard | $38,370 | Michigan City-La Porte, IN | $41,843 |
Source: BLS, May 2025 Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes wage data at the metro (MSA) and state level – not by individual city.
| Metric | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Regional Price Parity (US=100) | 91.7 (below U.S. average) | BEA RPP 2024 |
Our directory has 8 accredited schools offering security management programs near La Porte. The closest is University of Chicago in Chicago, IL (47.3 miles), and the farthest of the schools shown is Gateway Technical College (90.0 miles). 7 of the highlighted schools are flagged as offering distance education.
Based on BLS OEWS May 2025 wage data, the top-paying security management-related roles near La Porte are: Facilities Manager ($102,620), Information Security Analyst ($101,420), First-Line Supervisor of Protective Service Workers ($67,980). These reflect MSA-level medians where published, with Indiana statewide fallback for occupations not reported at the metro level.
LaPorte, IN is 0.2 miles from La Porte and has its own set of local security management programs – see the city’s page. For online programs, distance matters less; for hybrid or in-person formats, comparing both can help.
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Data verified: August 11, 2026. Salary, employment, and tuition figures on this page are sourced from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (OEWS May 2025; Employment Projections 2024–2034) and the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (2023 cohort). The source agency and data year are cited inline with every statistic.