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Fire Protection at Valencia College

If you are interested in studying Fire Protection, consider the program at Valencia College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Valencia College is in Orlando, FL.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 171 fire protection degrees were granted at Valencia College.

Online & Distance Learning at Valencia College

Online coursework is an option at Valencia College. Of 47,425 students, 21,678 (46%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 15,062 (32%) took at least some classes online.

Fire Protection Rankings at Valencia College

Use these rankings to compare Valencia College’s Fire Protection program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Florida	#14 of 18
Best Value	Florida	#19 of 21
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#21 of 39
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#35 of 42
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#132 of 206
Best Value	Nationwide	#155 of 204

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Fire Protection graduates from Valencia College comes in at $8,000.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Fire Protection graduates at Valencia College, by degree type.

Program-wide, Fire Protection graduates at Valencia College are 11% women (18) and 89% men (153).

Fire Protection Associate’s Program at Valencia College

Among the 42 associate’s fire protection graduates at Valencia College, 14% were women (6) and 86% were men (36).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	21
Hispanic / Latino	16
Black / African American	1
Asian	1
Unknown	3

Minority students account for 43% of Fire Protection associate’s degree recipients at Valencia 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 Valencia College

This Fire Protection program at Valencia College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Fire Prevention & Safety	48
Fire Science	123

Top-Paying Careers for Fire Protection Graduates

Students who finish Fire Protection program at Valencia College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the top-paying careers for Fire Protection graduates, 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.