by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Fire/Arson Investigation & Prevention. 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 Suffolk County Community College. Here, you’ll find out more about the major associate degree program in fire protection, including such details as the number of graduates, ethnicity of students, related majors and concentrations, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Suffolk County Community College paid an average of $456 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $228 per credit hour. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,470 | $10,940 |
| Fees | $507 | $507 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 |
Learn more about Suffolk County Community College tuition and fees.
fire protection who receive their associate degree from Suffolk County Community College make an average of $35,416 a year during the early days of their career. That is 32% lower than the national average of $51,707.
Online degrees for the Suffolk County 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 Suffolk County Community College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 14.3% 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 Suffolk County Community College in 2019-2020, 14.3% were 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 | 0 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 4 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 2 |
Fire Protection students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fire/Arson Investigation & Prevention | 7 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to fire protection.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 227 |
*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.
