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Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician at Los Medanos College

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Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician at Los Medanos College

Every fire prevention and safety technology/technician school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the fire prevention and safety technology/technician program at Los Medanos College stacks up to those at other schools.

Los Medanos is located in Pittsburg, California and approximately 8,521 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 42 students received their associate's degree in fire prevention and safety technology/technician.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician section at the bottom of this page.

Los Medanos Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician

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Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Student Demographics at Los Medanos

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the fire prevention and safety technology/technician majors at Los Medanos College.

Los Medanos Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate’s Program

24% Women
55% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 76% of fire prevention and safety technology/technician associate's degrees went to men and 24% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in fire prevention and safety technology/technician only graduates about 10% women each year. The program at Los Medanos may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

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Los Medanos does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in fire prevention and safety technology/technician graduates 10% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Los Medanos College with a associate's in fire prevention and safety technology/technician.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 2
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 18
White 19
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

Careers That Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Grads May Go Into

A degree in fire prevention and safety technology/technician 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 Los Medanos College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Fire Fighting Supervisors 2,880 $134,870
Fire Inspectors 700 $103,830

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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