by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in Illinois” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Fire Science is the 266th most popular major in the country with 8,102 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Illinois, there were 418 fire science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 153 fire science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,626 and $15,120 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in Illinois” ranking looked at 24 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fire science. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in fire science.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for illinois associate degree fire science students.
Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, John Wood Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Quincy, Illinois, and it awarded 9 associates’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, McHenry County College landed the #2 spot on the list. MCC is a public institution located in Crystal Lake, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Waubonsee Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in Illinois list. Waubonsee Community College is a public institution located in Sugar Grove, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rock Valley College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in Illinois list. Rock Valley College is a medium-sized school located in Rockford, Illinois that handed out 11 associates’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 24 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Elgin Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Elgin, Illinois, and it awarded 15 associates’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
William Rainey Harper College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Palatine, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 28 degrees to qualified associates’s fire science students in 2020-2021.
Prairie State College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in Illinois ranking. Prairie State College is a small public school situated in Chicago Heights, Illinois. It awarded 4 associates’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
With a ranking of #8, Illinois Central College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in Illinois list. East Peoria, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire science degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
College of Lake County landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in Illinois ranking. Grayslake, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire science degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
Triton College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in Illinois ranking. Triton College is a public institution located in River Grove, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Lincoln Land Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in Illinois list. Lincoln Land Community College is located in Springfield, Illinois and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s fire science degrees to qualified students.
Danville Area Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in Illinois ranking. Located in Danville, Illinois, this small public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s fire science students in 2020-2021.
Morton College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #13. Morton College is a small school located in Cicero, Illinois that handed out 2 associates’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
Joliet Junior College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in Illinois ranking. Joliet Junior College is a fairly large school located in Joliet, Illinois that handed out 8 associates’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Southeastern Illinois College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in Illinois list. Southeastern Illinois College is a public institution located in Harrisburg, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Oakton Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in Illinois ranking. Des Plaines, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire science degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Lewis and Clark Community College ranked #17 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in Illinois list. Lewis and Clark Community College is a small school located in Godfrey, Illinois that handed out 2 associates’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Parkland College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in Illinois ranking. Champaign, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire science degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Southwestern Illinois College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in Illinois ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Belleville, Illinois, and it awarded 1 associates’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
City Colleges of Chicago - Malcolm X College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #20. Malcolm X College is a public institution located in Chicago, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Moraine Valley Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in Illinois ranking, coming in at #20. MVCC is a public institution located in Palos Hills, Illinois. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #20, Lake Land College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in Illinois list. This small school is located in Mattoon, Illinois, and it awarded 0 associates’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
Frontier Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in Illinois list. This small school is located in Fairfield, Illinois, and it awarded 0 associates’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Richland Community College ranked #20 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in Illinois list. Richland Community College is a public institution located in Decatur, Illinois. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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