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Fire Protection at Passaic County 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 Passaic County Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

PCCC is located in Paterson, New Jersey and has a total student population of 5,549.

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.

PCCC Fire Protection Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Fire Protection (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Fire Protection

Online Classes Are Available at PCCC

If you are a working student or have a busy schedule, you may want to consider taking online classes. While these classes used to be mostly populated by returning adults, more and more traditional students are turning to this option.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? PCCC offers distance education options for fire protection at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

PCCC Fire Protection Rankings

Note: Rankings don't always give a complete picture of a school's strengths and weaknesses, so it's a good idea to extend your research and also look at other factors when trying to decide if the school is right for you.

Fire Protection Student Demographics at PCCC

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

PCCC Fire Protection Associate’s Program

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
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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PCCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in fire protection graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Passaic County 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 1

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 NJ, the home state for Passaic County Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NJ Average Salary in NJ
Managers 18,370 $138,820
Firefighters 5,590 $76,530
Fire Fighting Supervisors 1,600 $115,590
Fire Inspectors 1,190 $55,890

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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