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. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking.
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 Southeast region, there were 2,802 fire science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 665 fire science graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,328 and $20,384 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region” ranking looked at 38 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 fire science school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region”.
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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 Southeast Region”.
Out of the 38 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia Southern University landed the #1 spot on the list. Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit institution located in Orange Beach, Alabama. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 486 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana State University - Eunice. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region. Eunice, Louisiana is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire science degrees to 13 students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Volunteer State Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region. Located in Gallatin, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school handed out 29 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 Walters State Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region. Walters State Community College is a medium-sized school located in Morristown, Tennessee that handed out 11 associates’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region list. American Public University System is a private for-profit institution located in Charles Town, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 54 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.
With a ranking of #6, Southern Arkansas University Tech did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region list. SAU Tech is located in Camden, Arkansas and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s fire science degrees to qualified students.
Since the school has a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, those pursuing a degree will have more opportunities to interact with their professors.
Tidewater Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Tidewater Community College is a public institution located in Norfolk, Virginia. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s fire science degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #9, Chattanooga State Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Located in Chattanooga, Tennessee, this medium-sized public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s fire science students in 2020-2021.
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Hopkinsville Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Hopkinsville Community College is a small school located in Hopkinsville, Kentucky that handed out 2 associates’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Thomas Nelson Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Thomas Nelson Community College is a public institution located in Hampton, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Delgado Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region list. New Orleans, Louisiana is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire science degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
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Gateway Community and Technical College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Gateway is a public institution located in Florence, Kentucky. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Greenville Technical College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Greenville Technical College is a medium-sized public school situated in Greenville, South Carolina. It awarded 3 associates’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
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Reynolds Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Reynolds Community College is a public institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #16, South Georgia Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region list. South Georgia Technical College is a small school located in Americus, Georgia that handed out 2 associates’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #17, Meridian Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region list. MCC is located in Meridian, Mississippi and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 1 associates’s fire science degrees to qualified students.
Southcentral Kentucky Community and Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #18. Bowling Green, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire science degrees to 3 students in 2020-2021.
Albany Technical College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Albany Technical College is a public institution located in Albany, Georgia. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Black River Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking, coming in at #20. Black River Technical College is a small public school situated in Pocahontas, Arkansas. It awarded 1 associates’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #21, Owensboro Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Owensboro Community and Technical College is located in Owensboro, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s fire science degrees to qualified students.
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Central Virginia Community College ranked #22 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Central Virginia Community College is a small public school situated in Lynchburg, Virginia. It awarded 1 associates’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
Jefferson Community and Technical College came in at #23 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in Louisville, Kentucky, this fairly large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified associates’s fire science students in 2020-2021.
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West Kentucky Community and Technical College ranked #24 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Paducah, Kentucky 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.
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With a ranking of #25, Elizabethtown Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Southeast Region list. Elizabethtown Community and Technical College is located in Elizabethtown, Kentucky and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 2 associates’s fire science degrees to qualified students.
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