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Fire Protection at Miami Dade College

If you are interested in studying Fire Protection, take a look at what Miami Dade College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Miami Dade College is in Miami, FL.

During the most recent reporting year, 219 fire protection graduations were recorded at Miami Dade College.

Online Class Availability at Miami Dade College

Distance learning is available at Miami Dade College. Of 58,941 students, 18,051 (31%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 16,514 (28%) took at least some classes online.

Fire Protection Rankings at Miami Dade College

These rankings give you a sense of how Miami Dade College’s Fire Protection program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Florida	#3 of 18
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#3 of 39
Best Value	Florida	#12 of 21
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#19 of 206
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#19 of 42
Best Value	Nationwide	#61 of 204

Earnings for Fire Protection Graduates from Miami Dade College

Those who finish Miami Dade College’s Fire Protection program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
4 years	$86,728
5 years	$99,859

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years out, Fire Protection graduates from Miami Dade College take home a median $86,728, compared with $42,426 for all Miami Dade College graduates — about 104% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the composition of Fire Protection graduates at Miami Dade College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Fire Protection graduates at Miami Dade College are 14% women (31) and 86% men (188).

Fire Protection Associate’s Program at Miami Dade College

Among the 6 associate’s fire protection graduates at Miami Dade College, 17% were women (1) and 83% were men (5).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
Hispanic / Latino	3
Black / African American	3

Minority students account for 100% of Fire Protection associate’s degree recipients at Miami Dade College, higher 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 Miami Dade College

The Fire Protection program at Miami Dade College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Fire Prevention & Safety	6
Fire Science	213

Best-Paid Careers for Fire Protection Graduates

Graduates of the Fire Protection program at Miami Dade College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks 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.