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Fire Protection at Modesto Junior College

If you are interested in studying Fire Protection, take a look at what Modesto Junior College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Modesto Junior College is located in Modesto, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 74 fire protection degrees were awarded at Modesto Junior College.

Studying Online at Modesto Junior College

Distance learning is available at Modesto Junior College. Among 18,258 students, 6,025 (33%) studied exclusively online and 9,093 (50%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for Fire Protection graduates at Modesto Junior College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Fire Protection graduates at Modesto Junior College are 7% women (5) and 93% men (69).

Fire Protection Associate’s Program at Modesto Junior College

Of the 21 associate’s fire protection degrees awarded at Modesto Junior College, 5% were women (1) and 95% were men (20).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Fire Protection associate’s degree recipients at Modesto Junior College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	13
Hispanic / Latino	6
Black / African American	2

Minority students account for 38% of Fire Protection associate’s degree recipients at Modesto Junior College, higher than the national average of 31%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Fire Protection Concentrations at Modesto Junior College

This Fire Protection program at Modesto Junior College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Fire Prevention & Safety	29
Fire Science	45

Highest-Paying Careers for Fire Protection Graduates

Graduates of the Fire Protection program at Modesto Junior College go on to a range of careers. Below are the best-paid careers for Fire Protection majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$86,398
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$63,677
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$60,919

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.