by our College Data Analytics TeamHere is an overview of the program, including how many students graduate each year, the diversity of these students, average starting salaries, and more. See how ECC ranks among other schools offering degrees in fire protection.
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ECC offers the fire protection program; completion counts are not currently reported.
Fire Protection students who finish a bachelor’s at ECC go on to jobs where they make a median salary of $45,263 a year. This is lower than $46,013, the median for all majors at ECC.
Information about average full-time undergraduate tuition and fees is shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,128 | $9,504 |
| Fees | $12 | $12 |
Find out more about ECC tuition and fees.
Among recent graduates, 67% of fire protection associate’s degrees went to men and 33% went to women.
The largest share of fire protection associate’s degree graduates at ECC were White. About 83% of graduates fell into this category.
The following table and chart show the ethnic background for students who recently graduated from Elgin Community College with a associate’s in fire protection.
| Ethnic Background | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 0 |
| White | 5 |
| Non-Resident Aliens | 0 |
| Other Races | 0 |
Review the following statistics on the composition of the fire protection majors at Elgin Community College.
This fire protection program at ECC includes the following concentrations:
| Concentration | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fire Science/Fire-fighting | 88 |
ECC awarded 88 completions in fire science/fire-fighting recently — 14% to women and 86% to men. The most common background among these graduates was White (64%).
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