by our College Data Analytics TeamFire Science is a concentration offered under the fire protection major at Elgin Community College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in fire science, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at ECC paid an average of $396 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $297 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $7,128 | $9,504 |
| Fees | $12 | $12 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,500 | $1,500 |
Learn more about ECC tuition and fees.
Online degrees for the ECC fire science associate degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the ECC Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in fire science in 2019-2020, 7.1% of them were women. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 8.2%.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 28.6% of the fire science associate degrees at ECC in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 18%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 4 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 10 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
*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.
