Fire Protection at College of San Mateo

Every fire protection school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the fire protection program at College of San Mateo stacks up to those at other schools.

CSM is located in San Mateo, California and has a total student population of 7,494.

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.

CSM Fire Protection Degrees Available

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

CSM Fire Protection Rankings

Fire Protection Student Demographics at CSM

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

CSM Fire Protection Associate’s Program

25% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 75% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in fire protection only graduates about 12% women each year. The program at CSM may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 13% more women than average.

CSM does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in fire protection graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 College of San Mateo. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician	16

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 CA, the home state for College of San Mateo.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Firefighters	32,910	$81,580
Fire Fighting Supervisors	2,880	$134,870
Fire Inspectors	700	$103,830
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	340	$82,000

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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