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Fire Protection at Albany Technical College

If you plan to study Fire Protection, you may want to check out the program at Albany Technical College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Albany Technical College sits in Albany, GA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 44 fire protection degrees were awarded at Albany Technical College.

Online Class Availability at Albany Technical College

Online coursework is an option at Albany Technical College. Among 2,719 students, 1,495 (55%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 687 (25%) took at least some classes online.

Fire Protection Rankings at Albany Technical College

Use these rankings to compare Albany Technical College’s Fire Protection program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Georgia	#2 of 2
Best Value	Georgia	#2 of 2
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#15 of 42
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#38 of 39
Best Value	Nationwide	#75 of 204
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#193 of 206

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Fire Protection graduates at Albany Technical College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Fire Protection graduates at Albany Technical College are 30% women (13) and 70% men (31).

Fire Protection Associate’s Program at Albany Technical College

Of the 7 associate’s fire protection graduates at Albany Technical College, 14% were women (1) and 86% were men (6).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Fire Protection associate’s degree recipients at Albany Technical College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2
Black / African American	5

Minority students account for 71% of Fire Protection associate’s degree recipients at Albany Technical College, higher than the national average of 31%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Fire Protection Concentrations at Albany Technical College

The Fire Protection program at Albany Technical College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Fire Prevention & Safety	14
Fire Services Administration	7
Fire Science	23

Highest-Paying Careers for Fire Protection Graduates

Graduates of the Fire Protection program at Albany Technical College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Fire Protection majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$86,398
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$63,677
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$60,919

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.