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. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Fire Science is the 266th most popular major in the country with 8,102 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 566 fire science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 211 fire science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region” ranking, we looked at 18 colleges that offer a degree 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 rocky mountains region associate degree fire science students.
Out of the 18 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Helena College University of Montana landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Helena, Montana, and it awarded 8 associates’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Casper College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Casper College is a small school located in Casper, Wyoming that handed out 17 associates’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeastern Junior College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. NJC is located in Sterling, Colorado and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 6 associates’s fire science degrees to qualified students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Utah Valley University. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Orem, Utah is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire science degrees to 109 students in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Red Rocks Community College. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region. Located in Lakewood, Colorado, this medium-sized public school handed out 17 diplomas to qualified associates’s fire science students in 2020-2021.
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Central Wyoming College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. This small school is located in Riverton, Wyoming, and it awarded 2 associates’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
College of Eastern Idaho ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. College of Eastern Idaho is a public institution located in Idaho Falls, Idaho. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fire Science at College of Eastern Idaho
Pikes Peak Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #8. Pikes Peak Community College is a fairly large school located in Colorado Springs, Colorado that handed out 20 associates’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
Aims Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Greeley, Colorado, and it awarded 8 associates’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
Laramie County Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Located in Cheyenne, Wyoming, this small public school awarded 3 diplomas to qualified associates’s fire science students in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #11, Community College of Aurora did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Community College of Aurora is a medium-sized public school situated in Aurora, Colorado. It awarded 3 associates’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
North Idaho College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. North Idaho College is a public institution located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Lewis - Clark State College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Lewis - Clark State College is a small school located in Lewiston, Idaho that handed out 2 associates’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
Colorado Mountain College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. Colorado Mountain College is a public institution located in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Idaho State University came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking. ISU is a public institution located in Pocatello, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #16, Pueblo Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region list. Pueblo Community College is a public institution located in Pueblo, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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College of Western Idaho did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Nampa, Idaho, this fairly large public school handed out 0 degrees to qualified associates’s fire science students in 2020-2021.
College of Southern Idaho did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Rocky Mountains Region ranking, coming in at #17. Located in Twin Falls, Idaho, this medium-sized public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s fire science students in 2020-2021.
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