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Fire Protection at Glendale Community College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Fire Protection, take a look at what Glendale Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Glendale Community College sits in Glendale, AZ.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 41 fire protection degrees were granted at Glendale Community College.

Online Class Availability at Glendale Community College

Many students take online classes at Glendale Community College. Of 13,914 students, 3,160 (23%) studied exclusively online and 4,139 (30%) took at least some classes online.

Fire Protection Rankings at Glendale Community College

Use these rankings to compare Glendale Community College’s Fire Protection program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Arizona	#1 of 5
Best Value	Arizona	#3 of 5
Best Schools (Quality)	Southwest (Region)	#7 of 30
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#27 of 31
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#78 of 206
Best Value	Nationwide	#172 of 204

Earnings for Fire Protection Graduates from Glendale Community College

Graduates of Glendale Community College’s Fire Protection program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$42,260
3 years	$46,700
4 years	$57,804
5 years	$56,219

How does this compare to the school overall? At the four-year mark, Fire Protection graduates from Glendale Community College earn a median of $57,804, compared with $45,106 for all Glendale Community College graduates — about 28% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Fire Protection graduates at Glendale Community College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Fire Protection graduates at Glendale Community College are 5% women (2) and 95% men (39).

Fire Protection Associate’s Program at Glendale Community College

Among the 13 associate’s fire protection degrees awarded at Glendale Community College, 8% were women (1) and 92% were men (12).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Fire Protection associate’s degree recipients at Glendale Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	9
Hispanic / Latino	4

Minority students account for 31% of Fire Protection associate’s degree recipients at Glendale Community College, lower than the national average of 31%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Fire Protection Concentrations at Glendale Community College

The Fire Protection program at Glendale Community College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Fire Science	41

Top-Paying Careers for Fire Protection Graduates

Those who complete Fire Protection program at Glendale Community College pursue many career paths. Below are the highest-paying careers for Fire Protection graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$86,398
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$63,677
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$60,919

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.