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Fire Protection at College of DuPage

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

COD is located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and has a total student population of 21,010.

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.

COD Fire Protection Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Fire Protection

COD Fire Protection Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Fire Protection Student Demographics at COD

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

COD Fire Protection Associate’s Program

4% Women
19% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 96% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 4% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in fire protection at COD are white. Around 78% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 21
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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 IL, the home state for College of DuPage.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Firefighters 17,170 $56,710
Fire Fighting Supervisors 3,450 $90,860
Fire Inspectors 730 $64,760

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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