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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

Online Classes Are Available at Kilgore College

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.

For those who are interested in distance learning, Kilgore College does offer online courses in fire protection for the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

Kilgore College Fire Protection Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

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

33% Women
50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in fire protection only graduates about 11% women each year. The program at Kilgore College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 22% more women than average.

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Kilgore College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in fire protection graduates 19% 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 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 3
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

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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