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 Modesto Junior College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in fire protection, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at MJC paid an average of $311 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $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 | $1,104 | $7,464 |
| Fees | $74 | $74 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,080 | $1,080 |
Learn more about MJC tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the MJC 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 MJC Online Learning page.
Women made up around 18.8% 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 MJC in 2019-2020, 31.3% 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 | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Fire Protection students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician | 16 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 112 |
*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.
