Fire Protection at Southwestern College

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

SWC Chula Vista is located in Chula Vista, California and approximately 17,621 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.

SWC Chula Vista Fire Protection Degrees Available

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

SWC Chula Vista Fire Protection Rankings

Fire Protection Student Demographics at SWC Chula Vista

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

SWC Chula Vista Fire Protection Associate’s Program

11% Women

89% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 89% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 11% went to women.

SWC Chula Vista does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in fire protection graduates 57% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Concentrations Within Fire Protection

If you plan to be a fire protection major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southwestern College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician	13

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 CA, the home state for Southwestern College.

Occupation	Jobs in CA	Average Salary in CA
Managers	66,300	$143,350
Firefighters	32,910	$81,580
Fire Fighting Supervisors	2,880	$134,870
Fire Inspectors	700	$103,830
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	340	$82,000

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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