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Fire Protection at Southwestern College

What traits are you looking for in a school for Fire Protection, take a look at what Southwestern College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Southwestern College sits in Chula Vista, CA.

During the most recent reporting year, 40 fire protection graduations were recorded at Southwestern College.

Studying Online at Southwestern College

Distance learning is available at Southwestern College. Among 20,986 students, 6,041 (29%) studied exclusively online and 6,997 (33%) took at least some classes online.

Fire Protection Rankings at Southwestern College

These rankings give you a sense of how Southwestern College’s Fire Protection program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	California	#34 of 40
Best Schools (Quality)	California	#37 of 39
Best Value	Far Western (Region)	#46 of 53
Best Schools (Quality)	Far Western (Region)	#49 of 52
Best Value	Nationwide	#162 of 204
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#166 of 206

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Fire Protection graduates at Southwestern College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Fire Protection graduates at Southwestern College are 5% women (2) and 95% men (38).

Fire Protection Associate’s Program at Southwestern College

Among the 8 associate’s fire protection degrees awarded at Southwestern College, 0% were women (0) and 100% were men (8).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1
Hispanic / Latino	7

Minority students account for 88% of Fire Protection associate’s degree recipients at Southwestern College, higher than 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 Southwestern College

The Fire Protection program at Southwestern College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Fire Prevention & Safety	10
Fire Science	30

Top-Paying Careers for Fire Protection Graduates

Graduates of the Fire Protection program at Southwestern College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks 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.