Fire Science at Central New Mexico Community College

What traits are you looking for in a fire science 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 science 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 Science section at the bottom of this page.

CNM Fire Science Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Fire Science (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Fire Science

CNM Fire Science Rankings

Fire Science Student Demographics at CNM

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

CNM Fire Science Associate’s Program

19% Women

86% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 81% of fire science associate's degrees went to men and 19% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in fire science only graduates about 12% women each year. The program at CNM may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 7% more women than average.

CNM does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in fire science graduates 56% 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 science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	18
White	3
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 NM, the home state for Central New Mexico Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NM	Average Salary in NM
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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