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Basic Certificate in Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician

Basic Certificates in Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician

1,186 Yearly Graduations
11% Women
49% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
Among those who recently graduated from the schools offering this degree, the majority were men, and 49% were students from an underrepresented racial-ethnic group. Also, 0.2% of fire prevention and safety technology/technician graduates were international students.

Education Levels of Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Majors

During the most recent year for which data is available, 1,186 people earned their basic certificate in fire prevention and safety technology/technician. The following table shows the number of diplomas awarded in fire prevention and safety technology/technician at each degree level.

Education Level Number of Grads
Associate Degree 1,681
Basic Certificate 1,186
Undergraduate Certificate 400
Bachelor’s Degree 45

Earnings of Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Majors With Basic Certificates

We are unable to calculate the median earnings for fire prevention and safety technology/technician majors with their basic certificate due to lack of data.

Student Debt

We do not have the data to estimate the median debt for this class of people.

Student Diversity

More men than women pursue basic certificates in fire prevention and safety technology/technician. About 89.3% of graduates in this field are male.

Gender Number of Grads
Men 1,059
Women 127
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The racial-ethnic distribution of fire prevention and safety technology/technician basic certificate students is as follows:

Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 27
Black or African American 24
Hispanic or Latino 478
White 582
International Students 2
Other Races/Ethnicities 73
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Below are some popular majors that are similar to fire prevention and safety technology/technician that offer basic certificates.

Major Annual Degrees Awarded
Fire Science 5,576
Fire Services Administration 39
Forest Firefighting & Investigation 33
Other Fire Protection 29
Fire Investigation & Prevention 7

References

*The racial-ethnic minority student 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 percentage of racial-ethnic minorities.

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