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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. Get started with the following essential facts.

Milwaukee Area Technical College sits in Milwaukee, WI.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 11 fire protection graduations were recorded at Milwaukee Area Technical College.

Online & Distance Learning at Milwaukee Area Technical College

Distance learning is available at Milwaukee Area Technical College. Among 13,792 students, 3,499 (25%) studied exclusively online and 3,863 (28%) took at least some classes online.

Fire Protection Rankings at Milwaukee Area Technical College

Use these rankings to compare Milwaukee Area Technical College’s Fire Protection program against other schools offering the same major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Wisconsin	#1 of 6
Best Schools (Quality)	Wisconsin	#6 of 6
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#23 of 47
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#23 of 40
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#81 of 206
Best Value	Nationwide	#138 of 204

Earnings for Fire Protection Graduates from Milwaukee Area Technical College

Those who finish Milwaukee Area Technical College’s Fire Protection program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
2 years	$33,993
3 years	$44,884
4 years	$55,497
5 years	$68,608

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years after graduating, Fire Protection graduates from Milwaukee Area Technical College take home a median $55,497, compared with $45,249 for all Milwaukee Area Technical College graduates — about 23% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the student demographics for Fire Protection graduates at Milwaukee Area Technical College, by degree type.

Across all degree levels, Fire Protection graduates at Milwaukee Area Technical College are 27% women (3) and 73% men (8).

Fire Protection Associate’s Program at Milwaukee Area Technical College

Of the 11 associate’s fire protection graduates at Milwaukee Area Technical College, 27% were women (3) and 73% were men (8).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	7
Hispanic / Latino	3
Asian	1

Racial-ethnic minorities make up 36% of Fire Protection associate’s degree recipients at Milwaukee Area Technical 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 Milwaukee Area Technical College

This Fire Protection program at Milwaukee Area Technical College breaks down into more specific concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Fire Science	11

Highest-Paying Careers for Fire Protection Graduates

Those who complete Fire Protection program at Milwaukee Area Technical College work across a variety of fields. Below are the top-paying 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

• 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.