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Fire Protection at El Centro College

Every fire protection school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the fire protection program at El Centro College stacks up to those at other schools.

El Centro College is located in Dallas, Texas and approximately 74,781 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.

El Centro College 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

El Centro College Fire Protection Rankings

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Fire Protection Student Demographics at El Centro College

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

El Centro College Fire Protection Associate’s Program

38% Women
75% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 63% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 38% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in fire protection only graduates about 11% women each year. The program at El Centro College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 26% more women than average.

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El Centro College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in fire protection graduates 44% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 1
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 El Centro College.

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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