by our College Data Analytics Team
With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
In 2020-2021, 8,102 people earned their degree in fire science, making the major the 266th most popular in the United States.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 1,740 fire science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 395 fire science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking analyzed 55 colleges that offered a degree in fire science. That schools that top this list have a program in fire science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Great Lakes Region” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Great Lakes Region”.
Out of the 55 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hocking College landed the #1 spot on the list. Hocking College is a public institution located in Nelsonville, Ohio. The school has a small population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Cincinnati State is a medium-sized public school situated in Cincinnati, Ohio. It awarded 23 associates’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend John Wood Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Quincy, Illinois, this small public school handed out 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s fire science students in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend McHenry County College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Great Lakes Region. This medium-sized school is located in Crystal Lake, Illinois, and it awarded 18 associates’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 55 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Blackhawk Technical College landed the #5 spot on the list. Blackhawk Technical College is located in Janesville, Wisconsin and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 7 associates’s fire science degrees to qualified students.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed.
Waubonsee Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Waubonsee is located in Sugar Grove, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 13 associates’s fire science degrees to qualified students.
Read full report on Fire Science at Waubonsee Community College
Rock Valley College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Rock Valley College is a public institution located in Rockford, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 11 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Elgin Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #8. Elgin Community College is a medium-sized school located in Elgin, Illinois that handed out 15 associates’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
Vincennes University ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Vincennes University is a fairly large public school situated in Vincennes, Indiana. It awarded 17 associates’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, William Rainey Harper College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Palatine, Illinois, and it awarded 28 associates’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
Madison Area Technical College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in Madison, Wisconsin, and it awarded 20 associates’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
Eastern Gateway Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #12. Steubenville, Ohio is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire science degrees to 23 students in 2020-2021.
Lake Superior State University landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s fire science students in 2020-2021.
Prairie State College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Prairie State College is located in Chicago Heights, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 4 associates’s fire science degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
With a ranking of #15, Milwaukee Area Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it awarded 13 associates’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fire Science at Milwaukee Area Technical College
Illinois Central College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in East Peoria, Illinois, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s fire science students in 2020-2021.
Kalamazoo Valley Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Kalamazoo Valley Community College is a medium-sized school located in Kalamazoo, Michigan that handed out 4 associates’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
College of Lake County ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. College of Lake County is a public institution located in Grayslake, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 16 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Triton College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #19. Triton College is a medium-sized school located in River Grove, Illinois that handed out 6 associates’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
Lincoln Land Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #20. Springfield, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire science degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Fire Science at Lincoln Land Community College
Fox Valley Technical College ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This fairly large school is located in Appleton, Wisconsin, and it awarded 13 associates’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
Danville Area Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #22. Danville, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire science degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Fire Science at Danville Area Community College
With a ranking of #23, Lansing Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Lansing Community College is a fairly large school located in Lansing, Michigan that handed out 7 associates’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
Morton College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #24. Morton College is a small school located in Cicero, Illinois that handed out 2 associates’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
Schoolcraft College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Livonia, Michigan, and it awarded 4 associates’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
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