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Fire Science at Kilgore College

Fire Science at Kilgore College

Every fire science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the fire science program at Kilgore College stacks up to those at other schools.

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 Science section at the bottom of this page.

Kilgore College Fire Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Fire Science

Online Classes Are Available at Kilgore College

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

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

  • Associate’s Degree

Kilgore College Fire Science Rankings

Fire Science Student Demographics at Kilgore College

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

Kilgore College Fire Science Associate’s Program

13% Women
38% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 88% of fire science 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 science 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 science graduates 8% 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 science.

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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

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 TX, the home state for Kilgore College.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Firefighters 29,110 $52,520
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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