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Fire Protection at Elgin Community College

If you plan to study Fire Protection, consider the program at Elgin Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Elgin Community College sits in Elgin, IL.

During the most recent reporting year, 88 fire protection graduations were recorded at Elgin Community College.

Online Class Availability at Elgin Community College

Online coursework is an option at Elgin Community College. Of 10,251 students, 1,268 (12%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 2,609 (25%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Fire Protection Graduates from Elgin Community College

Those who finish Elgin Community College’s Fire Protection program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$31,305
3 years	$38,233
4 years	$45,263
5 years	$56,377

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Fire Protection graduates from Elgin Community College earn a median of $45,263, compared with $46,013 for all Elgin Community College graduates — about 2% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Fire Protection graduates at Elgin Community College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Fire Protection graduates at Elgin Community College are 14% women (12) and 86% men (76).

Fire Protection Associate’s Program at Elgin Community College

Among the 6 associate’s fire protection degrees awarded at Elgin Community College, 33% were women (2) and 67% were men (4).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Fire Protection associate’s degree recipients at Elgin Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	5
Asian	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 17% of Fire Protection associate’s degree recipients at Elgin Community College, lower than the national average of 31%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Fire Protection Concentrations at Elgin Community College

The Fire Protection program at Elgin Community College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Fire Science	88

Top-Paying Careers for Fire Protection Graduates

Students who finish Fire Protection program at Elgin Community College pursue many career paths. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Fire Protection graduates, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Wind Energy Development Managers	$169,952
Loss Prevention Managers	$165,723
Wind Energy Operations Managers	$122,567
Compliance Managers	$117,178
Brownfield Redevelopment Specialists and Site Managers	$99,321
Managers, All Other	$95,684
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary	$86,398
Regulatory Affairs Managers	$77,828
First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers	$63,677
Fire Inspectors and Investigators	$60,919

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.