Fire Protection at Central Oregon Community College

If you plan to study fire protection, take a look at what Central Oregon Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

COCC is located in Bend, Oregon and approximately 4,304 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.

COCC Fire Protection Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Fire Protection

COCC Fire Protection Rankings

Fire Protection Student Demographics at COCC

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

COCC Fire Protection Associate’s Program

20% Women

40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 20% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in fire protection only graduates about 12% women each year. The program at COCC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in fire protection at COCC are white. Around 60% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. COCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in fire protection graduates 8% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

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 Central Oregon Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fire Science	13

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 OR, the home state for Central Oregon Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in OR	Average Salary in OR
Managers	7,850	$94,400
Firefighters	3,410	$66,330
Fire Fighting Supervisors	1,080	$85,450
Fire Inspectors	130	$89,860
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	50	$62,630

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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