Fire Protection at Bristol Community College

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

Bristol is located in Fall River, Massachusetts and approximately 6,256 students attend the school each year.

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.

Bristol Fire Protection Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Fire Protection

Bristol Fire Protection Rankings

Fire Protection Student Demographics at Bristol

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

Bristol Fire Protection Associate’s Program

14% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 14% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in fire protection only graduates about 12% women each year. The program at Bristol may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in fire protection at Bristol are white. Around 86% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Fire Protection

Fire Protection majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Bristol Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fire Science	7

Criminal Justice & Corrections

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 MA, the home state for Bristol Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Firefighters	11,640	$60,080
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Fire Fighting Supervisors	3,010	$85,820
Fire Inspectors	90	$66,710

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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