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Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician at Butte College

Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician at Butte College

If you are interested in studying fire prevention & safety technology/technician, you may want to check out the program at Butte College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Butte College is located in Oroville, California and has a total student population of 9,335.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician section at the bottom of this page.

Butte College Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician

Online Classes Are Available at Butte College

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Butte College does offer online courses in fire prevention and safety technology/technician for the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

Butte College Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Rankings

Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Student Demographics at Butte College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the fire prevention and safety technology/technician majors at Butte College.

Butte College Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate’s Program

21% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 79% of fire prevention and safety technology/technician associate's degrees went to men and 21% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in fire prevention and safety technology/technician only graduates about 12% women each year. The program at Butte College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 9% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in fire prevention and safety technology/technician at Butte College are white. Around 54% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Butte College with a associate's in fire prevention and safety technology/technician.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 13
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 6

Careers That Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Grads May Go Into

A degree in fire prevention and safety technology/technician 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 Butte College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Fire Fighting Supervisors 2,880 $134,870
Fire Inspectors 700 $103,830

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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