Fire Protection at Johnson County Community College

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

JCCC is located in Overland Park, Kansas and has a total student population of 13,891.

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.

JCCC Fire Protection Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Fire Protection (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Fire Protection (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Fire Protection

JCCC Fire Protection Rankings

Fire Protection Student Demographics at JCCC

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

JCCC Fire Protection Associate’s Program

8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in fire protection at JCCC are white. Around 92% 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 Johnson County Community College with a associate's in fire protection.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Fire Protection

If you plan to be a fire protection major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Johnson County Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fire Science	9

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 KS, the home state for Johnson County Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in KS	Average Salary in KS
Firefighters	3,790	$37,930
Managers	2,420	$102,560
Fire Fighting Supervisors	1,340	$59,190
Fire Inspectors	100	$53,210

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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