Fire Protection at Columbus State Community College

If you are interested in studying fire protection, you may want to check out the program at Columbus State Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Columbus State is located in Columbus, Ohio and approximately 27,621 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.

Columbus State Fire Protection Degrees Available

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

Columbus State Fire Protection Rankings

Fire Protection Student Demographics at Columbus State

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

Columbus State Fire Protection Associate’s Program

63% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 38% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 63% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in fire protection only graduates about 12% women each year. The program at Columbus State may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 50% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in fire protection at Columbus State are white. Around 100% 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 Columbus State Community College with a associate's in fire protection.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	8
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 Columbus State Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fire Science	4

Criminal Justice & Corrections

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 OH, the home state for Columbus State Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in OH	Average Salary in OH
Firefighters	19,210	$46,310
Managers	14,410	$107,320
Fire Fighting Supervisors	2,590	$71,050
Fire Inspectors	340	$66,650

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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