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Fire Protection at Santa Ana College

If you are interested in studying Fire Protection, you may want to check out the program at Santa Ana College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Santa Ana College sits in Santa Ana, CA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 420 fire protection degrees were awarded at Santa Ana College.

Online Class Availability at Santa Ana College

Distance learning is available at Santa Ana College. Among 27,248 students, 8,579 (31%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 5,399 (20%) took at least some classes online.

Fire Protection Rankings at Santa Ana College

These rankings give you a sense of how Santa Ana College’s Fire Protection program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	California	#13 of 40
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#14 of 53
Best Schools (Quality)	California	#36 of 39
Best Value	Nationwide	#39 of 204
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#48 of 52
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#165 of 206

Earnings for Fire Protection Graduates from Santa Ana College

Those who finish Santa Ana College’s Fire Protection program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$58,502
2 years	$54,035
4 years	$95,342
5 years	$114,446

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Fire Protection graduates from Santa Ana College take home a median $95,342, compared with $43,955 for all Santa Ana College graduates — about 117% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Fire Protection graduates from Santa Ana College stands at $14,500.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Fire Protection graduates at Santa Ana College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Fire Protection graduates at Santa Ana College are 7% women (31) and 93% men (389).

Fire Protection Associate’s Program at Santa Ana College

Among the 65 associate’s fire protection graduates at Santa Ana College, 11% were women (7) and 89% were men (58).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	37
Hispanic / Latino	19
Asian	2
Two or More Races	5
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 40% of Fire Protection associate’s degree recipients at Santa Ana College, above 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 Santa Ana College

This Fire Protection program at Santa Ana College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Fire Prevention & Safety	420

Best-Paid Careers for Fire Protection Graduates

Students who finish Fire Protection program at Santa Ana College go on to a range of careers. Here are the best-paid 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.