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Fire Protection at Glendale Community College

Fire Protection at Glendale Community College

If you plan to study fire protection, take a look at what Glendale Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

Glendale Community College is located in Glendale, Arizona and has a total student population of 14,374.

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.

Glendale Community College Fire Protection Degrees Available

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

Glendale Community College Fire Protection Rankings

Fire Protection Student Demographics at Glendale Community College

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

Glendale Community College Fire Protection Associate’s Program

25% Women
63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 75% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 25% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in fire protection only graduates about 12% women each year. The program at Glendale Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 13% more women than average.

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Glendale Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in fire protection graduates 30% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Concentrations Within Fire Protection

The following fire protection concentations are available at Glendale Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Glendale Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Fire Science 1

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 AZ, the home state for Glendale Community College.

Occupation Jobs in AZ Average Salary in AZ
Managers 8,520 $101,630
Firefighters 6,380 $45,150
Fire Fighting Supervisors 2,150 $72,460
Fire Inspectors 210 $64,190

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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