Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Fire Protection at Bakersfield College

Fire Protection at Bakersfield College

If you are interested in studying fire protection, you may want to check out the program at Bakersfield College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Bakersfield College is located in Bakersfield, California and has a total student population of 24,903.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Fire Protection section at the bottom of this page.

Bakersfield College Fire Protection Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Fire Protection (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Fire Protection

Bakersfield College Fire Protection Rankings

Fire Protection Student Demographics at Bakersfield College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the fire protection majors at Bakersfield College.

Bakersfield College Fire Protection Associate’s Program

8% Women
53% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 92% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 8% went to women.

undefined

Bakersfield College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in fire protection graduates 21% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Bakersfield College with a associate's in fire protection.

undefined
Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 24
White 24
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Fire Protection

Fire Protection majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Bakersfield College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician 24
Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation 1

Careers That Fire Protection Grads May Go Into

A degree in fire protection can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Bakersfield College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Firefighters 32,910 $81,580
Fire Fighting Supervisors 2,880 $134,870
Fire Inspectors 700 $103,830
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists 340 $82,000

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.