Fire Protection at Oakland Community College

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

Oakland Community College is located in Auburn Hills, Michigan and approximately 14,511 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.

Oakland Community College Fire Protection Degrees Available

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

Oakland Community College Fire Protection Rankings

Fire Protection Student Demographics at Oakland Community College

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

Oakland Community College Fire Protection Associate’s Program

11% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 89% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 11% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in fire protection at Oakland Community College are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. Oakland Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in fire protection graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	6
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Concentrations Within Fire Protection

Fire Protection majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Oakland Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fire Science	3

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 MI, the home state for Oakland Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MI	Average Salary in MI
Firefighters	6,640	$45,440
Managers	6,370	$98,780
Fire Fighting Supervisors	1,140	$68,960
Fire Inspectors	230	$59,740

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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