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Fire Protection at Pima Community College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Fire Protection, you may want to check out the program at Pima Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Pima Community College is located in Tucson, AZ.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 77 fire protection graduations were recorded at Pima Community College.

Studying Online at Pima Community College

Many students take online classes at Pima Community College. Among 16,283 students, 5,143 (32%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3,421 (21%) took at least some classes online.

Fire Protection Rankings at Pima Community College

These rankings give you a sense of how Pima Community College’s Fire Protection program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Arizona	#1 of 5
Best Value	Southwest (Region)	#3 of 31
Best Schools (Quality)	Arizona	#4 of 5
Best Schools (Quality)	Southwest (Region)	#23 of 30
Best Value	Nationwide	#25 of 204
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#160 of 206

Earnings for Fire Protection Graduates from Pima Community College

Graduates of Pima Community College’s Fire Protection program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$44,053
2 years	$40,605
3 years	$50,505
4 years	$55,473
5 years	$58,096

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years out, Fire Protection graduates from Pima Community College earn a median of $55,473, compared with $41,675 for all Pima Community College graduates — about 33% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Fire Protection graduates at Pima Community College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Fire Protection graduates at Pima Community College are 6% women (5) and 94% men (72).

Fire Protection Associate’s Program at Pima Community College

Among the 7 associate’s fire protection degrees awarded at Pima 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 Pima Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	4
Hispanic / Latino	3

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 43% of Fire Protection associate’s degree recipients at Pima Community College, higher than 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 Pima Community College

The Fire Protection program at Pima Community College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Fire Services Administration	1
Fire Science	76

Best-Paid Careers for Fire Protection Graduates

Those who complete Fire Protection program at Pima 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.