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Fire Protection at Milwaukee Area Technical College

Fire Protection at Milwaukee Area Technical College

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

MATC is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin and has a total student population of 12,618.

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.

MATC Fire Protection Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Fire Protection

MATC Fire Protection Rankings

Fire Protection Student Demographics at MATC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the fire protection majors at Milwaukee Area Technical College.

MATC Fire Protection Associate’s Program

8% Women
25% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 92% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 8% went to women.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in fire protection at MATC are white. Around 75% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 1
Black or African American 1
Hispanic or Latino 1
White 9
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Fire Protection

If you plan to be a fire protection major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Milwaukee Area Technical College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded
Fire Science 13

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 WI, the home state for Milwaukee Area Technical College.

Occupation Jobs in WI Average Salary in WI
Managers 12,400 $85,050
Firefighters 9,450 $40,310
Fire Fighting Supervisors 920 $73,610
Fire Inspectors 160 $57,460

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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