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Fire Protection at St Petersburg College

If you plan to study Fire Protection, consider the program at St Petersburg College. Get started with the following essential facts.

St Petersburg College is in St. Petersburg, FL.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 65 fire protection degrees were granted at St Petersburg College.

Studying Online at St Petersburg College

Distance learning is available at St Petersburg College. Among 23,936 students, 10,212 (43%) studied exclusively online and 6,180 (26%) took at least some classes online.

Fire Protection Rankings at St Petersburg College

Use these rankings to compare St Petersburg College’s Fire Protection program to other colleges that offer this major.

Associate-Level Rankings

Ranking	Scope	Rank
Best Value	Florida	#1 of 21
Best Value	Southeast (Region)	#1 of 42
Best Value	Nationwide	#2 of 204
Best Schools (Quality)	Florida	#5 of 18
Best Schools (Quality)	Southeast (Region)	#7 of 39
Best Schools (Quality)	Nationwide	#41 of 206

Earnings for Fire Protection Graduates from St Petersburg College

Those who finish St Petersburg College’s Fire Protection program earn the following amounts (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
4 years	$84,317
5 years	$87,235

Is this above or below average for the school? Four years out, Fire Protection graduates from St Petersburg College report median earnings of $84,317, compared with $45,756 for all St Petersburg College graduates — about 84% higher than the school-wide median.

Median Debt at Graduation

The median debt for Fire Protection graduates from St Petersburg College is $9,557.

Student Demographics & Diversity

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

Program-wide, Fire Protection graduates at St Petersburg College are 3% women (2) and 97% men (63).

Fire Protection Associate’s Program at St Petersburg College

Among the 5 associate’s fire protection degrees awarded at St Petersburg College, 0% were women (0) and 100% were men (5).

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

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	2
Hispanic / Latino	3

Minority students account for 60% of Fire Protection associate’s degree recipients at St Petersburg College, above 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 St Petersburg College

This Fire Protection program at St Petersburg College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Fire Prevention & Safety	17
Fire Science	48

Top-Paying Careers for Fire Protection Graduates

Those who complete Fire Protection program at St Petersburg College work across a variety of fields. Below are the highest-paying 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.