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Fire Protection at Portland Community College

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

Portland Community College is located in Portland, Oregon and approximately 22,904 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.

Portland Community College Fire Protection Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Fire Protection

Portland Community College Fire Protection Rankings

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Fire Protection Student Demographics at Portland Community College

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

Portland Community College Fire Protection Associate’s Program

13% Women
For the most recent academic year available, 88% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 13% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in fire protection at Portland Community College are white. Around 88% 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 Portland 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 7
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 OR, the home state for Portland Community College.

Occupation Jobs in OR Average Salary in OR
Managers 7,850 $94,400
Firefighters 3,410 $66,330
Fire Fighting Supervisors 1,080 $85,450
Fire Inspectors 130 $89,860
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists 50 $62,630

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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