Fire Protection at Onondaga Community College

Every fire protection school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the fire protection program at Onondaga Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

OCC is located in Syracuse, New York and approximately 8,545 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.

OCC Fire Protection Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Fire Protection

OCC Fire Protection Rankings

Fire Protection Student Demographics at OCC

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

OCC Fire Protection Associate’s Program

17% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 83% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 17% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in fire protection only graduates about 12% women each year. The program at OCC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in fire protection at OCC 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 Onondaga Community 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	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Fire Protection

The following fire protection concentations are available at Onondaga Community College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Onondaga Community College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fire Systems Technology	8

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 NY, the home state for Onondaga Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NY	Average Salary in NY
Managers	16,600	$124,160
Firefighters	11,880	$73,710
Fire Fighting Supervisors	4,010	$107,730
Fire Inspectors	1,060	$66,580

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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