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Fire Protection at Merritt College

Fire Protection at Merritt College

What traits are you looking for in a fire protection school? To help you decide if Merritt College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's fire protection program.

Merritt College is located in Oakland, California and approximately 6,261 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Fire Protection section at the bottom of this page.

Merritt College Fire Protection Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Fire Protection (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Fire Protection

Merritt College Fire Protection Rankings

Fire Protection Student Demographics at Merritt College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the fire protection majors at Merritt College.

Concentrations Within Fire Protection

The following fire protection concentations are available at Merritt College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Merritt College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

Careers That Fire Protection Grads May Go Into

A degree in fire protection can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for CA, the home state for Merritt College.

Occupation Jobs in CA Average Salary in CA
Managers 66,300 $143,350
Firefighters 32,910 $81,580
Fire Fighting Supervisors 2,880 $134,870
Fire Inspectors 700 $103,830
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists 340 $82,000

References

*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.

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