Fire Science at Waubonsee Community College

If you are interested in studying fire science, you may want to check out the program at Waubonsee Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Waubonsee is located in Sugar Grove, Illinois and approximately 7,564 students attend the school each year.

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.

Waubonsee Fire Science Degrees Available

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

Waubonsee Fire Science Rankings

Fire Science Student Demographics at Waubonsee

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

Waubonsee Fire Science Associate’s Program

6% Women

6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 94% of fire science associate's degrees went to men and 6% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in fire science at Waubonsee are white. Around 94% 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 Waubonsee 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	16
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

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 Waubonsee Community 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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