Fire Protection at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom

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

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom is located in Lakewood, Washington and approximately 8,329 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.

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Fire Protection Degrees Available

• Associate’s Degree in Fire Protection
• Bachelor’s Degree in Fire Protection

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Fire Protection Rankings

The fire protection major at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom is not ranked on College Factual’s Best Colleges and Universities for Fire Protection. This could be for a number of reasons, such as not having enough data on the major or school to make an accurate assessment of its quality.

Fire Protection Student Demographics at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom

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

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Fire Protection Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

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

Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom Fire Protection Bachelor’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of fire protection bachelor's degrees went to men and 50% went to women.

About 100% of those who receive a bachelor's degree in fire protection at Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom are white. This is above average for this degree on the nationwide level.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom with a bachelor's in fire protection.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Fire Protection

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

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fire Services Administration	2

Related Majors

• Criminal Justice & Corrections
• Homeland Security

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 WA, the home state for Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom.

Occupation	Jobs in WA	Average Salary in WA
Managers	11,280	$125,490
Firefighters	7,750	$73,850
Fire Fighting Supervisors	2,510	$102,430
Fire Inspectors	140	$81,430

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• O*NET Online

More about our data sources and methodologies.