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Fire Protection at Central New Mexico Community College

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Fire Protection at Central New Mexico Community College

What traits are you looking for in a fire protection school? To help you decide if Central New Mexico Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's fire protection program.

CNM is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico and has a total student population of 21,398.

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.

CNM Fire Protection Degrees Available

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

CNM Fire Protection Rankings

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Fire Protection Student Demographics at CNM

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

CNM Fire Protection Associate’s Program

12% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 88% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 12% went to women.

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CNM 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 Central New Mexico Community College with a associate's in fire protection.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 11
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 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 NM, the home state for Central New Mexico Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NM Average Salary in NM
Managers 2,850 $96,490
Firefighters 2,400 $36,590
Fire Fighting Supervisors 870 $59,360
Fire Inspectors 30 $52,010

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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