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Fire Science at Blackhawk Technical College

Fire Science at Blackhawk Technical College

If you plan to study fire science, take a look at what Blackhawk Technical College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

BTC is located in Janesville, Wisconsin and approximately 2,232 students attend the school each year.

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

BTC Fire Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Fire Science

BTC Fire Science Rankings

Fire Science Student Demographics at BTC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the fire science majors at Blackhawk Technical College.

BTC Fire Science Associate’s Program

33% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of fire science associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in fire science at BTC are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. BTC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in fire science graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Careers That Fire Science Grads May Go Into

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

Occupation Jobs in WI Average Salary in WI
Firefighters 9,450 $40,310
Fire Fighting Supervisors 920 $73,610
Fire Inspectors 160 $57,460

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.

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