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Fire Protection at Compton College

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

Compton College is located in Compton, California and has a total student population of 4,612.

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.

Compton College Fire Protection Degrees Available

Online Classes Are Available at Compton College

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? Compton College offers distance education options for fire protection at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

Compton College Fire Protection Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

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 Compton College.

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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