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Fire Protection at Southwestern Illinois College

If you plan to study Fire Protection, take a look at what Southwestern Illinois College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

Southwestern Illinois College is in Belleville, IL.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 67 fire protection degrees were granted at Southwestern Illinois College.

Online Class Availability at Southwestern Illinois College

Distance learning is available at Southwestern Illinois College. Of 8,492 students, 1,276 (15%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 2,280 (27%) took at least some classes online.

Fire Protection Rankings at Southwestern Illinois College

These rankings give you a sense of how Southwestern Illinois College’s Fire Protection program against peer institutions.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Schools (Quality)	Illinois	#9 of 16
Best Value	Illinois	#12 of 16
Best Value	Great Lakes (Region)	#18 of 40
Best Schools (Quality)	Great Lakes (Region)	#21 of 47
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#74 of 206
Best Value	Nationwide	#100 of 204

Earnings for Fire Protection Graduates from Southwestern Illinois College

Graduates of Southwestern Illinois College’s Fire Protection program report the following median earnings (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
1 year	$46,631
4 years	$70,937
5 years	$71,691

How do these earnings stack up against the rest of the school? Four years after graduating, Fire Protection graduates from Southwestern Illinois College report median earnings of $70,937, compared with $40,756 for all Southwestern Illinois College graduates — about 74% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Fire Protection graduates from Southwestern Illinois College stands at $12,750.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the student demographics for Fire Protection graduates at Southwestern Illinois College, by degree type.

Looking at the program as a whole, Fire Protection graduates at Southwestern Illinois College are 15% women (10) and 85% men (57).

Fire Protection Associate’s Program at Southwestern Illinois College

Among the 2 associate’s fire protection degrees awarded at Southwestern Illinois College, 0% were women (0) and 100% were men (2).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2

*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 Southwestern Illinois College

This Fire Protection program at Southwestern Illinois College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Fire Services Administration	3
Fire Science	64

Top-Paying Careers for Fire Protection Graduates

Those who complete Fire Protection program at Southwestern Illinois College work across a variety of fields. Below are the top-paying careers for Fire Protection majors, 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.