Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician at Columbia College

If you are interested in studying fire prevention & safety technology/technician, you may want to check out the program at Columbia College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Columbia Junior College is located in Sonora, California and approximately 2,132 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician section at the bottom of this page.

Columbia Junior College Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician

Columbia Junior College Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Rankings

Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Student Demographics at Columbia Junior College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the fire prevention and safety technology/technician majors at Columbia College.

Columbia Junior College Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate’s Program

30% Women

15% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 70% of fire prevention and safety technology/technician associate's degrees went to men and 30% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in fire prevention and safety technology/technician only graduates about 12% women each year. The program at Columbia Junior College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 18% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in fire prevention and safety technology/technician at Columbia Junior College are white. Around 85% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Columbia College with a associate's in fire prevention and safety technology/technician.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Grads May Go Into

A degree in fire prevention and safety technology/technician 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 Columbia College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Fire Fighting Supervisors	2,880	$134,870
Fire Inspectors	700	$103,830

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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