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Fire Protection at College of the Canyons

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

College of the Canyons is located in Santa Clarita, California and approximately 20,573 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.

College of the Canyons Fire Protection Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Fire Protection (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Fire Protection

College of the Canyons Fire Protection Rankings

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Fire Protection Student Demographics at College of the Canyons

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

College of the Canyons Fire Protection Associate’s Program

9% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 91% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 9% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in fire protection at College of the Canyons are white. Around 52% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. College of the Canyons does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in fire protection graduates 17% 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 the Canyons with a associate's in fire protection.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 12
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 CA, the home state for College of the Canyons.

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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