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Fire Protection at College of the Desert

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 College of the Desert stacks up to those at other schools.

College of the Desert is located in Palm Desert, California and approximately 10,932 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 5 students received their associate's degree in fire protection.

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.

College of the Desert Fire Protection Degrees Available

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

College of the Desert Fire Protection Rankings

Fire Protection Student Demographics at College of the Desert

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

College of the Desert Fire Protection Associate’s Program

20% Women
80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 80% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

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College of the Desert does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in fire protection graduates 49% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 3
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

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 College of the Desert. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

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 College of the Desert.

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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