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Fire Protection at College of the Mainland

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Fire Protection at College of the Mainland

If you plan to study fire protection, take a look at what College of the Mainland has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

COM is located in Texas City, Texas and approximately 4,335 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.

COM Fire Protection Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Fire Protection (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Undergrad Certificate in Fire Protection (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Fire Protection

COM Fire Protection Rankings

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Fire Protection Student Demographics at COM

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

COM Fire Protection Associate’s Program

17% Women
17% 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.

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

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

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 TX, the home state for College of the Mainland.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Firefighters 29,110 $52,520
Managers 20,710 $122,130
Fire Fighting Supervisors 3,770 $76,800
Fire Inspectors 2,120 $63,540
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists 100 $63,470

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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