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Fire Science at Triton College

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

Triton College is located in River Grove, Illinois and has a total student population of 8,819. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 6 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.

Triton College Fire Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Fire Science

Triton College Fire Science Rankings

Fire Science Student Demographics at Triton College

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

Triton College Fire Science Associate’s Program

33% Women
33% 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. The typical associate's degree program in fire science only graduates about 12% women each year. The program at Triton College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 22% more women than average.

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Triton College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in fire science graduates 6% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Triton College 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 2
White 2
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 2

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 IL, the home state for Triton College.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Firefighters 17,170 $56,710
Fire Fighting Supervisors 3,450 $90,860
Fire Inspectors 730 $64,760

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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