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Fire Science at Southwestern Illinois College

Fire Science at Southwestern Illinois 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 Southwestern Illinois College stacks up to those at other schools.

SWIC is located in Belleville, Illinois and has a total student population of 6,906.

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.

SWIC Fire Science Degrees Available

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

SWIC Fire Science Rankings

Fire Science Student Demographics at SWIC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the fire science majors at Southwestern Illinois College.

SWIC Fire Science Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of fire science associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 0
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 1
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 IL, the home state for Southwestern Illinois College.

Occupation Jobs in IL Average Salary in IL
Firefighters 17,170 $56,710
Fire Fighting Supervisors 3,450 $90,860
Fire Inspectors 730 $64,760

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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