Fire Protection at Northeastern Junior College

What traits are you looking for in a fire protection school? To help you decide if Northeastern Junior College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's fire protection program.

NJC is located in Sterling, Colorado and has a total student population of 1,293.

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.

NJC Fire Protection Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Fire Protection (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Fire Protection

NJC Fire Protection Rankings

Fire Protection Student Demographics at NJC

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

NJC Fire Protection Associate’s Program

20% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in fire protection at NJC are white. Around 100% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Fire Protection

The following fire protection concentations are available at Northeastern Junior College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northeastern Junior College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree 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 CO, the home state for Northeastern Junior College.

Occupation	Jobs in CO	Average Salary in CO
Managers	8,940	$138,490
Firefighters	5,560	$61,160
Fire Fighting Supervisors	1,300	$84,340
Fire Inspectors	130	$74,790
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	80	$43,650

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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