Fire Protection at Mount Wachusett Community 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 Mount Wachusett Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

MWCC is located in Gardner, Massachusetts and has a total student population of 3,187.

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.

MWCC Fire Protection Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Fire Protection

MWCC Fire Protection Rankings

Fire Protection Student Demographics at MWCC

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

MWCC Fire Protection Associate’s Program

7% Women

13% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 93% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 7% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in fire protection at MWCC are white. Around 80% 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 Mount Wachusett Community College with a associate's in fire protection.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	1
White	12
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

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 Mount Wachusett Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician	9

Criminal Justice & Corrections

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 MA, the home state for Mount Wachusett Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in MA	Average Salary in MA
Firefighters	11,640	$60,080
Managers	8,660	$131,450
Fire Fighting Supervisors	3,010	$85,820
Fire Inspectors	90	$66,710

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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