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Fire Protection at NorthWest Arkansas Community College

Fire Protection at NorthWest Arkansas Community College

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

NWACC is located in Bentonville, Arkansas and approximately 7,411 students attend the school each year.

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.

NWACC Fire Protection Degrees Available

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

NWACC Fire Protection Rankings

Fire Protection Student Demographics at NWACC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the fire protection majors at NorthWest Arkansas Community College.

NWACC Fire Protection Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Fire Protection

If you plan to be a fire protection major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from NorthWest Arkansas Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Fire Services Administration 2

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 AR, the home state for NorthWest Arkansas Community College.

Occupation Jobs in AR Average Salary in AR
Managers 3,360 $86,410
Firefighters 2,410 $37,800
Fire Fighting Supervisors 1,020 $52,880
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists 200 $35,620
Fire Inspectors 40 $44,310

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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