Fire Protection at Columbia Basin College

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

CBC is located in Pasco, Washington and has a total student population of 6,745.

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.

CBC Fire Protection Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Fire Protection

CBC Fire Protection Rankings

Fire Protection Student Demographics at CBC

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

CBC Fire Protection Associate’s Program

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

CBC 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 Columbia Basin College with a associate's in fire protection.

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

Concentrations Within Fire Protection

If you plan to be a fire protection major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Columbia Basin College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fire Services Administration	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 WA, the home state for Columbia Basin College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Firefighters	7,750	$73,850
Fire Fighting Supervisors	2,510	$102,430
Fire Inspectors	140	$81,430

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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