The main focus area for this major is Fire Science. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Fire Protection is a major offered under the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program of study at Southern Maine Community College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in fire protection, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at SMCC paid an average of $192 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $96 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
In State | Out of State | |
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Tuition | $2,880 | $5,760 |
Fees | $1,000 | $1,000 |
Books and Supplies | $1,400 | $1,400 |
On Campus Room and Board | $10,138 | $10,138 |
On Campus Other Expenses | $2,730 | $2,730 |
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One factor in determining the overall cost in a degree is to consider how much in student loans you’ll have to take out. Students who received their associate degree at SMCC in Fire Protection walked away with an average of $14,849 in student debt. That is about the same as the national average of $14,848.
The median early career salary of fire protection students who receive their associate degree from SMCC is $48,823 per year. That is 6% lower than the national average of $51,707.
SMCC does not offer an online option for its fire protection associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the SMCC Online Learning page.
About 17.6% of the students who received their Associate in fire protection in 2019-2020 were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 9.4%.
Around 17.6% of fire protection associate degree recipients at SMCC in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.
Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
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Asian | 0 |
Black or African American | 0 |
Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
White | 14 |
International Students | 0 |
Other Races/Ethnicities | 1 |
Fire Protection students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
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Fire Science | 17 |
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Related Major | Annual Graduates |
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*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.