Fire Protection at Meridian Community College

If you plan to study fire protection, take a look at what Meridian Community 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 Meridian, Mississippi and approximately 3,003 students attend the school each year.

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

Undergrad Certificate in Fire Protection (1 - 4 Years)
Associate’s Degree in Fire Protection

MCC Fire Protection Rankings

Fire Protection Student Demographics at MCC

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

MCC Fire Protection Associate’s Program

20% Women

20% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 80% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 20% went to women.

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Fire Protection

Fire Protection majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Meridian Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fire Science	1

Other Homeland Security

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 MS, the home state for Meridian Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MS	Average Salary in MS
Firefighters	3,090	$30,370
Managers	1,230	$82,230
Fire Fighting Supervisors	1,100	$45,940
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists	170	$28,300

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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