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Fire Protection at Kilgore College

Fire Protection at Kilgore College

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

Kilgore College is located in Kilgore, Texas and has a total student population of 5,100.

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.

Kilgore College Fire Protection Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Fire Protection

Kilgore College Fire Protection Rankings

Fire Protection Student Demographics at Kilgore College

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

Kilgore College Fire Protection Associate’s Program

13% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 88% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in fire protection at Kilgore College are white. Around 63% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. Kilgore College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in fire protection graduates 5% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 5
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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Kilgore College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Fire Science 6

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 TX, the home state for Kilgore College.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Firefighters 29,110 $52,520
Managers 20,710 $122,130
Fire Fighting Supervisors 3,770 $76,800
Fire Inspectors 2,120 $63,540
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists 100 $63,470

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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