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Fire Protection at Southwestern Michigan College

Fire Protection at Southwestern Michigan College

If you plan to study fire protection, take a look at what Southwestern Michigan College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

SMC is located in Dowagiac, Michigan and has a total student population of 1,759.

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.

SMC Fire Protection Degrees Available

  • Associate’s Degree in Fire Protection

SMC Fire Protection Rankings

Fire Protection Student Demographics at SMC

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

SMC Fire Protection Associate’s Program

For the most recent academic year available, 100% of fire protection 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 Michigan College with a associate's in fire protection.

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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

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 table shows all degrees awarded in this field awarded for all degree levels at Southwestern Michigan College. A concentration may not be available for your level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

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 MI, the home state for Southwestern Michigan College.

Occupation Jobs in MI Average Salary in MI
Firefighters 6,640 $45,440
Managers 6,370 $98,780
Fire Fighting Supervisors 1,140 $68,960
Fire Inspectors 230 $59,740

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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