Fire Science at El Paso Community College

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

El Paso Community College is located in El Paso, Texas and has a total student population of 26,034.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Fire Science section at the bottom of this page.

El Paso Community College Fire Science Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Fire Science (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Fire Science

El Paso Community College Fire Science Rankings

Fire Science Student Demographics at El Paso Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the fire science majors at El Paso Community College.

El Paso Community College Fire Science Associate’s Program

31% Women

88% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 69% of fire science associate's degrees went to men and 31% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in fire science only graduates about 12% women each year. The program at El Paso Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 19% more women than average.

El Paso Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in fire science graduates 58% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	14
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician

Careers That Fire Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in fire science 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 Paso Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in TX	Average Salary in TX
Firefighters	29,110	$52,520
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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