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Fire Protection at East Los Angeles 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 East Los Angeles College stacks up to those at other schools.

East Los Angeles College is located in Monterey Park, California and approximately 33,397 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 20 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.

East Los Angeles College Fire Protection Degrees Available

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

East Los Angeles College Fire Protection Rankings

Fire Protection Student Demographics at East Los Angeles College

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

East Los Angeles College Fire Protection Associate’s Program

10% Women
95% 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.

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East Los Angeles College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in fire protection graduates 64% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 16
White 1
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Fire Protection

If you plan to be a fire protection major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at East Los Angeles College. A concentration may not be available for your 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 East Los Angeles College.

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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