Fire Protection at University of Antelope Valley

What traits are you looking for in a fire protection school? To help you decide if University of Antelope Valley is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's fire protection program.

UAV is located in Lancaster, California and approximately 731 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.

UAV Fire Protection Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Fire Protection

UAV Fire Protection Rankings

Fire Protection Student Demographics at UAV

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the fire protection majors at University of Antelope Valley.

UAV Fire Protection Associate’s Program

33% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in fire protection at UAV are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. UAV does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in fire protection graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	2
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 completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from University of Antelope Valley. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fire Science	4

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 CA, the home state for University of Antelope Valley.

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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