by our College Data Analytics TeamThe 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 Milwaukee Area Technical 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, and more.
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Out-of-state part-time undergraduates at MATC paid an average of $227 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $158 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $4,167 | $6,251 |
| Fees | $563 | $563 |
| Books and Supplies | $2,520 | $2,520 |
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You may also want to consider how much in student loans you’ll need when thinking about the overall cost to attend a school. Fire Protection students who received their associate degree at MATC took out an average of $8,106 in student loans. That is 45% lower than the national average of $14,848.
fire protection who receive their associate degree from MATC make an average of $32,391 a year during the early days of their career. That is 37% lower than the national average of $51,707.
MATC 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 MATC Online Learning page.
None of the students who received their Associate in fire protection in 2019-2020 were women.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in fire protection at MATC in 2019-2020, 57.1% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is higher than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 1 |
| Black or African American | 1 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 2 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 3 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Fire Protection students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fire Science | 7 |
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| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 62 |
*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.
