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Fire Protection at Pueblo Community College

If you are interested in studying Fire Protection, consider the program at Pueblo Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Pueblo Community College is in Pueblo, CO.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 64 fire protection degrees were granted at Pueblo Community College.

Online & Distance Learning at Pueblo Community College

Many students take online classes at Pueblo Community College. Among 7,284 students, 1,480 (20%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 1,113 (15%) took at least some classes online.

Fire Protection Rankings at Pueblo Community College

Use these rankings to compare Pueblo Community College’s Fire Protection program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Colorado	#1 of 7
Best Schools (Quality)	Rocky Mountains (Region)	#1 of 10
Best Value	Colorado	#6 of 7
Best Value	Rocky Mountains (Region)	#9 of 10
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#39 of 206
Best Value	Nationwide	#161 of 204

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the composition of Fire Protection graduates at Pueblo Community College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Fire Protection graduates at Pueblo Community College are 19% women (12) and 81% men (52).

Fire Protection Associate’s Program at Pueblo Community College

Among the 7 associate’s fire protection degrees awarded at Pueblo Community College, 43% were women (3) and 57% were men (4).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	5
Hispanic / Latino	2

Minority students account for 29% of Fire Protection associate’s degree recipients at Pueblo Community College, below 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 Pueblo Community College

This Fire Protection program at Pueblo Community College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Fire Science	57
Forest Firefighting & Investigation	7

Best-Paid Careers for Fire Protection Graduates

Those who complete Fire Protection program at Pueblo Community College go on to a range of careers. Here are the highest-paying careers for Fire Protection majors, 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.