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Fire Protection at College of San Mateo

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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

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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

6% Women
44% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 94% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 6% went to women.

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CSM 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 College of San Mateo 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 7
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 4

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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