Fire Protection at Triton College

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

Triton College is located in River Grove, Illinois and approximately 8,819 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.

Triton College Fire Protection Degrees Available

Undergrad Certificate in Fire Protection (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Fire Protection

Triton College Fire Protection Rankings

Fire Protection Student Demographics at Triton College

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

Triton College Fire Protection Associate’s Program

14% Women

43% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 86% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 14% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in fire protection at Triton College are white. Around 57% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Triton 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 Triton College with a associate's in fire protection.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	2
White	4
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Fire Protection

The following fire protection concentations are available at Triton College. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Triton College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fire Science	6

Criminal Justice & Corrections

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 IL, the home state for Triton College.

Occupation	Jobs in IL	Average Salary in IL
Firefighters	17,170	$56,710
Fire Fighting Supervisors	3,450	$90,860
Fire Inspectors	730	$64,760

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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