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Fire Science at Hawaii Community College

Fire Science at Hawaii Community College

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

Hawaii CC is located in Hilo, Hawaii and has a total student population of 2,430.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Fire Science section at the bottom of this page.

Hawaii CC Fire Science Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Fire Science (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Fire Science

Hawaii CC Fire Science Rankings

Fire Science Student Demographics at Hawaii CC

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

Hawaii CC Fire Science Associate’s Program

11% Women
94% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 89% of fire science associate's degrees went to men and 11% went to women.

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Hawaii CC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in fire science graduates 65% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 4
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 12

Careers That Fire Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in fire science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for HI, the home state for Hawaii Community College.

Occupation Jobs in HI Average Salary in HI
Firefighters 1,710 $62,670
Fire Fighting Supervisors 440 $92,650

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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