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Fire Protection at Chemeketa Community College

If you plan to study Fire Protection, you may want to check out the program at Chemeketa Community College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Chemeketa Community College sits in Salem, OR.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 29 fire protection graduations were recorded at Chemeketa Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Chemeketa Community College

Online coursework is an option at Chemeketa Community College. Of 8,098 students, 1,939 (24%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 2,411 (30%) took at least some classes online.

Fire Protection Rankings at Chemeketa Community College

Use these rankings to compare Chemeketa Community College’s Fire Protection program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Oregon	#1 of 4
Best Schools (Quality)	Oregon	#3 of 4
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#38 of 53
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#42 of 52
Best Value	Nationwide	#124 of 204
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#144 of 206

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Fire Protection graduates from Chemeketa Community College stands at $16,419.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Fire Protection graduates at Chemeketa Community College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Fire Protection graduates at Chemeketa Community College are 24% women (7) and 76% men (22).

Fire Protection Associate’s Program at Chemeketa Community College

Among the 29 associate’s fire protection degrees awarded at Chemeketa Community College, 24% were women (7) and 76% were men (22).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Fire Protection associate’s degree recipients at Chemeketa Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	20
Hispanic / Latino	5
Asian	2
Two or More Races	2

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 31% of Fire Protection associate’s degree recipients at Chemeketa Community College, above the national average of 31%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Fire Protection Concentrations at Chemeketa Community College

The Fire Protection program at Chemeketa Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Fire Prevention & Safety	2
Fire Science	27

Highest-Paying Careers for Fire Protection Graduates

Those who complete Fire Protection program at Chemeketa Community College pursue many career paths. Here are the highest-paying careers for Fire Protection majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$86,398
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$63,677
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$60,919

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.