Fire Protection at Oxnard College

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

Oxnard College is located in Oxnard, California and approximately 6,994 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.

Oxnard College Fire Protection Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Fire Protection (Less Than 1 Year)
Undergrad Certificate in Fire Protection (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Fire Protection

Oxnard College Fire Protection Rankings

Fire Protection Student Demographics at Oxnard College

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

Oxnard College Fire Protection Associate’s Program

14% Women

63% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 14% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in fire protection only graduates about 12% women each year. The program at Oxnard College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 2% more women than average.

Oxnard College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in fire protection graduates 31% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	19
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	4

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 Oxnard College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician	44

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 CA, the home state for Oxnard College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Firefighters	32,910	$81,580
Fire Fighting Supervisors	2,880	$134,870
Fire Inspectors	700	$103,830
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	340	$82,000

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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