Fire Protection at Ozarks Technical Community College

If you are interested in studying fire protection, you may want to check out the program at Ozarks Technical Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

OTC is located in Springfield, Missouri and approximately 11,237 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.

OTC Fire Protection Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Fire Protection

OTC Fire Protection Rankings

Fire Protection Student Demographics at OTC

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

OTC Fire Protection Associate’s Program

43% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 57% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 43% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in fire protection only graduates about 12% women each year. The program at OTC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 31% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in fire protection at OTC are white. Around 71% 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 Ozarks Technical 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	5
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Fire Protection

The following fire protection concentations are available at Ozarks Technical Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Ozarks Technical Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fire Science	13

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 MO, the home state for Ozarks Technical Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MO	Average Salary in MO
Firefighters	6,500	$51,100
Managers	3,980	$97,820
Fire Fighting Supervisors	1,160	$73,390
Fire Inspectors	230	$44,930

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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