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Fire Science at Metropolitan Community College

Fire Science at Metropolitan Community College

If you are interested in studying fire science, you may want to check out the program at Metropolitan Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

MCC is located in Omaha, Nebraska and has a total student population of 13,244.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Fire Science section at the bottom of this page.

MCC Fire Science Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Fire Science

MCC Fire Science Rankings

Fire Science Student Demographics at MCC

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

MCC Fire Science Associate’s Program

11% Women
33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 89% of fire science associate's degrees went to men and 11% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in fire science at MCC are white. Around 67% fell into this category, which is typical for this degree. MCC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in fire science graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 2
White 6
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 1

Careers That Fire Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in fire science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NE, the home state for Metropolitan Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NE Average Salary in NE
Firefighters 1,140 $47,880
Fire Fighting Supervisors 300 $73,220

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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