Fire Science at Thomas Nelson Community College

Every fire science school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the fire science program at Thomas Nelson Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

TNCC is located in Hampton, Virginia and approximately 6,256 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Fire Science section at the bottom of this page.

TNCC Fire Science Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Fire Science

TNCC Fire Science Rankings

Fire Science Student Demographics at TNCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the fire science majors at Thomas Nelson Community College.

TNCC Fire Science Associate’s Program

25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of fire science associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in fire science at TNCC are white. Around 75% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	3
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Fire Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in fire science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for Thomas Nelson Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Firefighters	10,160	$51,510
Fire Fighting Supervisors	2,070	$83,440
Fire Inspectors	170	$55,540

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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