Find Affordable College Courses

What Do You Want to Study?

Fire Protection at Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City

Fire Protection at Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City

What traits are you looking for in a school for Fire Protection, you may want to check out the program at Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City. Get started with the following essential facts.

Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City is in Kansas City, MO.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 53 fire protection graduations were recorded at Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City.

Online & Distance Learning at Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City

Many students take online classes at Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City. Of 13,523 students, 2,862 (21%) studied exclusively online and 4,064 (30%) took at least some classes online.

Fire Protection Rankings at Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City

These rankings give you a sense of how Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City’s Fire Protection program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking Scope Rank
Best Schools (Quality) Missouri #1 of 2
Best Value Missouri #2 of 2
Best Value The Plains States (Region) #5 of 13
Best Schools (Quality) The Plains States (Region) #12 of 13
Best Value Nationwide #120 of 204
Best Schools (Quality) Nationwide #159 of 206

Earnings for Fire Protection Graduates from Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City

Those who finish Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City’s Fire Protection program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Median earnings by years after graduation for Fire Protection at Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City
Years After Graduation Median Earnings
1 year $36,950
2 years $35,060
3 years $48,490
4 years $48,365
5 years $56,118

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? At the four-year mark, Fire Protection graduates from Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City take home a median $48,365, compared with $38,357 for all Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City graduates — about 26% higher than the school-wide median.

Fire Protection earnings compared with all majors at Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City

Median Debt at Graduation

Typical debt at graduation for Fire Protection graduates from Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City comes in at $8,750.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Fire Protection graduates at Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Fire Protection graduates at Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City are 11% women (6) and 89% men (47).

Fire Protection Associate’s Program at Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City

Among the 10 associate’s fire protection degrees awarded at Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City, 20% were women (2) and 80% were men (8).

Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City gender breakdown of Fire Protection Associate's degree recipients

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Fire Protection associate’s degree recipients at Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City.

Race / Ethnicity Number of Graduates
White 8
Two or More Races 2
Racial-ethnic diversity of Fire Protection majors at Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 20% of Fire Protection associate’s degree recipients at Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City, 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 Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City

This Fire Protection program at Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration Graduates
Fire Prevention & Safety 53

Best-Paid Careers for Fire Protection Graduates

Those who complete Fire Protection program at Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City work across a variety of fields. Here are the best-paid 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

More about our data sources and methodologies.

Find Schools Near You

Our free school finder matches students with accredited colleges across the U.S.