Fire Protection at Green River College

What traits are you looking for in a fire protection school? To help you decide if Green River College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's fire protection program.

GRC is located in Auburn, Washington and approximately 7,493 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.

GRC Fire Protection Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Fire Protection

GRC Fire Protection Rankings

Fire Protection Student Demographics at GRC

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

GRC Fire Protection Associate’s Program

29% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in fire protection only graduates about 12% women each year. The program at GRC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 16% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in fire protection at GRC are white. Around 79% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Green River 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	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Fire Protection

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation	10

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 WA, the home state for Green River College.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Firefighters	7,750	$73,850
Fire Fighting Supervisors	2,510	$102,430
Fire Inspectors	140	$81,430

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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