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Fire Science at Community College of Aurora

If you plan to study fire science, take a look at what Community College of Aurora has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

CCA is located in Aurora, Colorado and approximately 7,835 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 3 students received their associate's degree in fire science.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Fire Science section at the bottom of this page.

CCA Fire Science Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Fire Science (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Undergrad Certificate in Fire Science (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Fire Science

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Fire Science Student Demographics at CCA

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the fire science majors at Community College of Aurora.

CCA Fire Science Associate’s Program

33% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 67% of fire science associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women.

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CCA does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in fire science graduates 40% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

Careers That Fire Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in fire science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CO, the home state for Community College of Aurora.

Occupation Jobs in CO Average Salary in CO
Firefighters 5,560 $61,160
Fire Fighting Supervisors 1,300 $84,340
Fire Inspectors 130 $74,790
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists 80 $43,650

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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