Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation at Green River College

If you plan to study wildl&/forest firefighting & investigation, take a look at what Green River College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

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 Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation section at the bottom of this page.

GRC Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Wildland/Forest Firefighting and Investigation

GRC Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation Rankings

Wildland/Forest Firefighting and Investigation Student Demographics at GRC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the wildland/forest firefighting and investigation majors at Green River College.

GRC Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation Associate’s Program

29% Women

14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 71% of wildland/forest firefighting and investigation associate's degrees went to men and 29% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in wildland/forest firefighting and investigation only graduates about 19% women each year. The program at GRC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 10% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in wildland/forest firefighting and investigation 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 wildland/forest firefighting and investigation.

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

Careers That Wildland/Forest Firefighting and Investigation Grads May Go Into

A degree in wildland/forest firefighting and investigation 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
Firefighters	7,750	$73,850

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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