by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Fire Science. 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 Nassau Community 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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Nassau Community College was $484 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $242 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,800 | $11,600 |
| Fees | $530 | $530 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,950 | $1,950 |
Learn more about Nassau Community College tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the Nassau Community College 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 Nassau Community College Online Learning page.
About 9.1% of the students who received their Associate in fire protection in 2019-2020 were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 9.4%.
Around 18.2% of fire protection associate degree recipients at Nassau Community College in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| 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 Science | 11 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 183 |
| Homeland Security | 8 |
*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.
