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Fire Science at Johnson County Community College

Fire Science at Johnson County Community College

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

JCCC is located in Overland Park, Kansas and approximately 13,891 students attend the school each year.

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.

JCCC Fire Science Degrees Available

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

Online Classes Are Available at JCCC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? JCCC offers distance education options for fire science at the following degree levels:

JCCC Fire Science Rankings

Fire Science Student Demographics at JCCC

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

JCCC Fire Science Associate’s Program

8% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 100% of fire science associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in fire science 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 science.

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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

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 KS, the home state for Johnson County Community College.

Occupation Jobs in KS Average Salary in KS
Firefighters 3,790 $37,930
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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