Fire Protection at Clover Park Technical College

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

CPTC is located in Lakewood, Washington and approximately 3,591 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.

CPTC Fire Protection Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Fire Protection (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Fire Protection

CPTC Fire Protection Rankings

Fire Protection Student Demographics at CPTC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the fire protection majors at Clover Park Technical College.

CPTC Fire Protection Associate’s Program

17% Women

44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 17% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in fire protection only graduates about 12% women each year. The program at CPTC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

CPTC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in fire protection graduates 12% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	8
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Concentrations Within Fire Protection

The following fire protection concentations are available at Clover Park Technical College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Clover Park Technical College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fire Systems Technology	12

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 WA, the home state for Clover Park Technical College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Firefighters	7,750	$73,850
Fire Fighting Supervisors	2,510	$102,430
Fire Inspectors	140	$81,430

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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