Fire Protection at Volunteer State Community 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 Volunteer State Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

VSCC is located in Gallatin, Tennessee and has a total student population of 8,832.

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.

VSCC Fire Protection Degrees Available

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

VSCC Fire Protection Rankings

Fire Protection Student Demographics at VSCC

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

VSCC Fire Protection Associate’s Program

10% Women

29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 90% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 10% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in fire protection at VSCC are white. Around 68% 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 Volunteer State Community College with a associate's in fire protection.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	2
Hispanic or Latino	6
White	21
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Fire Protection

Fire Protection majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Volunteer State Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fire Science	29

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 TN, the home state for Volunteer State Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in TN	Average Salary in TN
Managers	14,480	$83,010
Firefighters	5,710	$40,280
Fire Fighting Supervisors	2,180	$56,430
Fire Inspectors	310	$62,660

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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