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Fire Protection at McHenry County College

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Fire Protection at McHenry County College

If you plan to study fire protection, take a look at what McHenry County College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

MCC is located in Crystal Lake, Illinois and has a total student population of 7,814.

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.

MCC Fire Protection Degrees Available

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

MCC Fire Protection Rankings

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Fire Protection Student Demographics at MCC

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

MCC Fire Protection Associate’s Program

17% Women
6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 83% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 17% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in fire protection only graduates about 11% women each year. The program at MCC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 5% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in fire protection at MCC are white. Around 78% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from McHenry County College with a associate's in fire protection.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 14
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 3

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 IL, the home state for McHenry County College.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Firefighters 17,170 $56,710
Fire Fighting Supervisors 3,450 $90,860
Fire Inspectors 730 $64,760

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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