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Fire Protection at Passaic County Community College

If you plan to study Fire Protection, you may want to check out the program at Passaic County Community College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Passaic County Community College is in Paterson, NJ.

During the most recent reporting year, 18 fire protection graduations were recorded at Passaic County Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Passaic County Community College

Online coursework is an option at Passaic County Community College. Among 4,782 students, 382 (8%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,540 (32%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Fire Protection Graduates from Passaic County Community College

Graduates of Passaic County Community College’s Fire Protection program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
4 years	$35,943
5 years	$37,452

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years after graduating, Fire Protection graduates from Passaic County Community College earn a median of $35,943, compared with $41,131 for all Passaic County Community College graduates — about 13% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Fire Protection graduates at Passaic County Community College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Fire Protection graduates at Passaic County Community College are 0% women (0) and 100% men (18).

Fire Protection Associate’s Program at Passaic County Community College

Of the 7 associate’s fire protection degrees awarded at Passaic County Community College, 0% were women (0) and 100% were men (7).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Fire Protection associate’s degree recipients at Passaic County Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	3
Hispanic / Latino	2
Asian	1
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 43% of Fire Protection associate’s degree recipients at Passaic County Community College, above the national average of 31%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Fire Protection Concentrations at Passaic County Community College

The Fire Protection program at Passaic County Community College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Fire Prevention & Safety	15
Fire Services Administration	3

Highest-Paying Careers for Fire Protection Graduates

Those who complete Fire Protection program at Passaic County Community College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the highest-paying careers for Fire Protection graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$86,398
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$63,677
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$60,919

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.