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Fire Protection at Southern Maine Community College

If you plan to study Fire Protection, you may want to check out the program at Southern Maine Community College. Get started with the following essential facts.

Southern Maine Community College sits in South Portland, ME.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 37 fire protection graduations were recorded at Southern Maine Community College.

Studying Online at Southern Maine Community College

Online coursework is an option at Southern Maine Community College. Of 7,900 students, 1,866 (24%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 2,319 (29%) took at least some classes online.

Fire Protection Rankings at Southern Maine Community College

Use these rankings to compare Southern Maine Community College’s Fire Protection program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Maine	#1 of 1
Best Value	Maine	#1 of 1
Best Value	New England (Region)	#5 of 9
Best Schools (Quality)	New England (Region)	#7 of 9
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#105 of 206
Best Value	Nationwide	#166 of 204

Earnings for Fire Protection Graduates from Southern Maine Community College

Graduates of Southern Maine Community 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
2 years	$53,775
3 years	$57,099
4 years	$63,476
5 years	$63,780

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Fire Protection graduates from Southern Maine Community College take home a median $63,476, compared with $46,130 for all Southern Maine Community College graduates — about 38% higher than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Below you’ll find the diversity of Fire Protection graduates at Southern Maine Community College, broken down by degree level.

Across all degree levels, Fire Protection graduates at Southern Maine Community College are 22% women (8) and 78% men (29).

Fire Protection Associate’s Program at Southern Maine Community College

Of the 15 associate’s fire protection graduates at Southern Maine Community College, 7% were women (1) and 93% were men (14).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	12
Hispanic / Latino	1
Unknown	2

Minority students account for 7% of Fire Protection associate’s degree recipients at Southern Maine Community College, lower 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 Southern Maine Community College

This Fire Protection program at Southern Maine Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Fire Science	37

Best-Paid Careers for Fire Protection Graduates

Graduates of the Fire Protection program at Southern Maine Community College work across a variety of fields. Here are the best-paid 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.