by our College Data Analytics TeamWildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation is a concentration offered under the fire protection major at Green River College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in wildland/forest firefighting and investigation, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at GRC paid an average of $128 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $113 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $3,727 | $4,188 |
| Fees | $506 | $506 |
| Books and Supplies | $930 | $930 |
Learn more about GRC tuition and fees.
GRC does not offer an online option for its wildland/forest firefighting and investigation associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GRC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 30.0% of the wildland/forest firefighting and investigation students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 17.2%.
Around 30.0% of wildland/forest firefighting and investigation associate degree recipients at GRC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 41%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 6 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
*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.
