Fire Science at Southern Maine Community College

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

SMCC is located in South Portland, Maine and has a total student population of 5,789.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Fire Science section at the bottom of this page.

SMCC Fire Science Degrees Available

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

SMCC Fire Science Rankings

Fire Science Student Demographics at SMCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the fire science majors at Southern Maine Community College.

SMCC Fire Science Associate’s Program

24% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of fire science associate's degrees went to men and 24% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in fire science only graduates about 12% women each year. The program at SMCC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 11% more women than average.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in fire science at SMCC are white. Around 100% 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 Southern Maine Community College with a associate's in fire science.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	17
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Careers That Fire Science Grads May Go Into

A degree in fire science can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for ME, the home state for Southern Maine Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in ME	Average Salary in ME
Firefighters	2,010	$36,750
Fire Fighting Supervisors	350	$57,410
Fire Inspectors	60	$54,600

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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