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Fire Protection at Madison Area Technical College

If you plan to study Fire Protection, you may want to check out the program at Madison Area Technical College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Madison Area Technical College sits in Madison, WI.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 101 fire protection degrees were awarded at Madison Area Technical College.

Studying Online at Madison Area Technical College

Distance learning is available at Madison Area Technical College. Of 13,641 students, 2,937 (22%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 3,333 (24%) took at least some classes online.

Fire Protection Rankings at Madison Area Technical College

Use these rankings to compare Madison Area Technical College’s Fire Protection program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Wisconsin	#1 of 6
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#3 of 47
Best Value	Wisconsin	#5 of 6
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#7 of 206
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#31 of 40
Best Value	Nationwide	#170 of 204

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the student demographics for Fire Protection graduates at Madison Area Technical College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Fire Protection graduates at Madison Area Technical College are 18% women (18) and 82% men (83).

Fire Protection Associate’s Program at Madison Area Technical College

Of the 14 associate’s fire protection graduates at Madison Area Technical College, 36% were women (5) and 64% were men (9).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	11
Hispanic / Latino	1
Asian	1
Unknown	1

Minority students account for 14% of Fire Protection associate’s degree recipients at Madison Area Technical College, below 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 Madison Area Technical College

This Fire Protection program at Madison Area Technical College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Fire Science	101

Highest-Paying Careers for Fire Protection Graduates

Graduates of the Fire Protection program at Madison Area Technical College go on to a range of careers. The table below ranks the highest-paying 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.