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Fire Protection at Northampton County Area Community College

If you plan to study Fire Protection, you may want to check out the program at Northampton County Area Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Northampton County Area Community College is located in Bethlehem, PA.

During the most recent reporting year, 4 fire protection degrees were granted at Northampton County Area Community College.

Studying Online at Northampton County Area Community College

Distance learning is available at Northampton County Area Community College. Of 8,810 students, 3,131 (36%) studied exclusively online and 3,433 (39%) took at least some classes online.

Fire Protection Rankings at Northampton County Area Community College

These rankings give you a sense of how Northampton County Area Community College’s Fire Protection program to other colleges that offer this major.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Fire Protection graduates at Northampton County Area Community College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Fire Protection graduates at Northampton County Area Community College are 25% women (1) and 75% men (3).

Fire Protection Associate’s Program at Northampton County Area Community College

Among the 4 associate’s fire protection graduates at Northampton County Area Community College, 25% were women (1) and 75% were men (3).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Fire Protection associate’s degree recipients at Northampton County Area Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2
Hispanic / Latino	1
Black / African American	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 50% of Fire Protection associate’s degree recipients at Northampton County Area Community 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 Northampton County Area Community College

The Fire Protection program at Northampton County Area Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Fire Services Administration	1
Fire Science	3

Top-Paying Careers for Fire Protection Graduates

Students who finish Fire Protection program at Northampton County Area Community College pursue many career paths. Here are the top-paying careers for Fire Protection graduates, 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.