Fire Science at Bristol Community College

If you are interested in studying fire science, 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 Science section at the bottom of this page.

Bristol Fire Science Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Fire Science

Bristol Fire Science Rankings

Fire Science Student Demographics at Bristol

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

Bristol Fire Science Associate’s Program

14% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of fire science associate's degrees went to men and 14% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in fire science 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 science 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 science.

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

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 MA, the home state for Bristol Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Firefighters	11,640	$60,080
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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