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 Palomar 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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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Palomar College paid an average of $336 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 | $1,288 | $9,548 |
| Fees | $56 | $56 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,080 | $1,080 |
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fire protection who receive their associate degree from Palomar College make an average of $42,682 a year during the early days of their career. That is 17% lower than the national average of $51,707.
Online degrees for the Palomar 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 Palomar College Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in fire protection in 2019-2020, 4.1% of them were women. This is less than the nationwide number of 9.4%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 34.7% of the fire protection associate degrees at Palomar College in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 2 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 11 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 30 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 5 |
Fire Protection students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician | 49 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 55 |
| Homeland Security | 6 |
| Security Science and Technology | 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.
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