Fire Protection at Garden City Community College

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

Garden City Community College is located in Garden City, Kansas and has a total student population of 1,868.

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.

Garden City Community College Fire Protection Degrees Available

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

Garden City Community College Fire Protection Rankings

Fire Protection Student Demographics at Garden City Community College

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

Garden City Community College Fire Protection Associate’s Program

100% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 0% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 100% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in fire protection only graduates about 12% women each year. The program at Garden City Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 88% more women than average.

Garden City Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in fire protection graduates 18% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	1
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 Garden City Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fire Science	2

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 KS, the home state for Garden City Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Firefighters	3,790	$37,930
Managers	2,420	$102,560
Fire Fighting Supervisors	1,340	$59,190
Fire Inspectors	100	$53,210

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.

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