Fire Protection at Montgomery College

Every fire protection school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the fire protection program at Montgomery College stacks up to those at other schools.

Montgomery College is located in Rockville, Maryland and has a total student population of 20,037.

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.

Montgomery College Fire Protection Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Fire Protection (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Fire Protection

Montgomery College Fire Protection Rankings

Fire Protection Student Demographics at Montgomery College

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

Montgomery College Fire Protection Associate’s Program

33% Women

33% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 67% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 33% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in fire protection only graduates about 12% women each year. The program at Montgomery College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 21% more women than average.

Montgomery College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in fire protection graduates 1% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	1
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	3
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Fire Protection

Fire Protection majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Montgomery College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician	4

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 MD, the home state for Montgomery College.

Occupation	Jobs in MD	Average Salary in MD
Managers	14,450	$122,050
Firefighters	4,140	$61,780
Fire Fighting Supervisors	1,670	$94,490
Fire Inspectors	170	$64,490

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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