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Fire Science at Central Oregon Community College

Fire Science at Central Oregon Community College

If you plan to study fire science, 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 has a total student population of 4,304.

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.

COCC Fire Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Fire Science

COCC Fire Science Rankings

Fire Science Student Demographics at COCC

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

COCC Fire Science Associate’s Program

20% Women
40% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 80% of fire science associate's degrees went to men and 20% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in fire science only graduates about 12% women each year. The program at COCC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 8% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in fire science at COCC are white. Around 60% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. COCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in fire science graduates 10% 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 science.

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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

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 OR, the home state for Central Oregon Community College.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
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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