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Fire Protection at San Antonio College

Fire Protection at San Antonio College

If you plan to study fire protection, take a look at what San Antonio College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

San Antonio College is located in San Antonio, Texas and has a total student population of 19,231.

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.

San Antonio College Fire Protection Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Fire Protection (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Fire Protection

San Antonio College Fire Protection Rankings

Fire Protection Student Demographics at San Antonio College

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

San Antonio College Fire Protection Associate’s Program

5% Women
43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 95% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 5% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in fire protection at San Antonio College are white. Around 57% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. San Antonio College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in fire protection graduates 11% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 8
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Fire Protection

Fire Protection majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from San Antonio College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician 16

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 TX, the home state for San Antonio College.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Firefighters 29,110 $52,520
Managers 20,710 $122,130
Fire Fighting Supervisors 3,770 $76,800
Fire Inspectors 2,120 $63,540
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists 100 $63,470

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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