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Fire Protection at Valencia College

Fire Protection at Valencia College

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

Valencia College is located in Orlando, Florida and approximately 45,949 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.

Valencia College Fire Protection Degrees Available

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

Valencia College Fire Protection Rankings

Fire Protection Student Demographics at Valencia College

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

Valencia College Fire Protection Associate’s Program

9% Women
45% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 91% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 9% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in fire protection at Valencia College are white. Around 52% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree. Valencia College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in fire protection graduates 13% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 5
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 29
International Students 1
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Concentrations Within Fire Protection

The following fire protection concentations are available at Valencia College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Valencia College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician 62

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 FL, the home state for Valencia College.

Occupation Jobs in FL Average Salary in FL
Managers 23,160 $99,240
Firefighters 22,690 $53,340
Fire Fighting Supervisors 4,240 $81,640
Fire Inspectors 970 $63,040

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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