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Fire Protection at McHenry County College

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

McHenry County College is in Crystal Lake, IL.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 44 fire protection degrees were granted at McHenry County College.

Online Class Availability at McHenry County College

Distance learning is available at McHenry County College. Among 9,399 students, 1,117 (12%) studied exclusively online and 2,086 (22%) took at least some classes online.

Fire Protection Rankings at McHenry County College

These rankings give you a sense of how McHenry County College’s Fire Protection program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Illinois	#13 of 16
Best Value	Illinois	#13 of 16
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#20 of 40
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#28 of 47
Best Value	Nationwide	#117 of 204
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#136 of 206

Earnings for Fire Protection Graduates from McHenry County College

Graduates of McHenry County College’s Fire Protection program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$43,821

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the diversity of Fire Protection graduates at McHenry County College, broken down by degree level.

Looking at the program as a whole, Fire Protection graduates at McHenry County College are 20% women (9) and 80% men (35).

Fire Protection Associate’s Program at McHenry County College

Among the 10 associate’s fire protection degrees awarded at McHenry County College, 10% were women (1) and 90% were men (9).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	9
Two or More Races	1

Minority students account for 10% of Fire Protection associate’s degree recipients at McHenry County 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 McHenry County College

The Fire Protection program at McHenry County College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Fire Science	44

Top-Paying Careers for Fire Protection Graduates

Graduates of the Fire Protection program at McHenry County College go on to a range of careers. Here are the best-paid careers for Fire Protection majors, 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.