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 Columbia Southern University. 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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Columbia Southern University was $235 per credit hour for both in-state and out-of-state students. Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,640 | $5,640 |
| Fees | $135 | $135 |
| Books and Supplies | $692 | $692 |
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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 Columbia Southern University took out an average of $10,442 in student loans. That is 30% lower than the national average of $14,848.
The median early career salary of fire protection students who receive their associate degree from Columbia Southern University is $63,005 per year. That is 22% higher than the national average of $51,707.
Looking for online learning options? Good news, you can take online classes in the fire protection associate degree program at Columbia Southern University. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Columbia Southern University Online Learning page.
Women made up around 4.2% of the fire protection students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is less than the nationwide number of 9.4%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in fire protection at Columbia Southern University in 2019-2020, 8.6% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 3 |
| Black or African American | 25 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 8 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 369 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 241 |
Fire Protection students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fire Science | 660 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 238 |
*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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