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 Red Rocks 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, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at Red Rocks Community College paid an average of $629 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $153 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $3,680 | $15,102 |
| Fees | $699 | $699 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,800 | $1,800 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Fire Protection students who received their associate degree at Red Rocks Community College took out an average of $7,250 in student loans. That is 51% lower than the national average of $14,848.
The median early career salary of fire protection students who receive their associate degree from Red Rocks Community College is $38,289 per year. That is 26% lower than the national average of $51,707.
Red Rocks Community College does not offer an online option for its fire protection associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Red Rocks Community College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 7.4% of the fire protection students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 9.4%.
Around 14.8% of fire protection associate degree recipients at Red Rocks 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 | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 3 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 |
| White | 22 |
| 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 Science | 27 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to fire protection.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 5 |
| Homeland Security | 2 |
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*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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