by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Fire Protection is a major offered under the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program of study at Los Angeles Valley College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in fire protection, such as if the program is offered online, ethnicity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at LAVC paid an average of $328 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $46 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $1,196 | $8,528 |
| Fees | $42 | $42 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,080 | $1,080 |
Learn more about LAVC tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the LAVC fire protection associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the LAVC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 12.5% of the fire protection students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 9.4%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in fire protection at LAVC in 2019-2020, 75.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 6 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 2 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Fire Protection students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician | 8 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 49 |
*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.
