2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Fire Science for an Associate
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Fire Science for an Associate” 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 Maine, there were 28 fire science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 27 fire science graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,263 and $19,245 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent fire science programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the fire science program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Fire Science for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for maine associate degree vets studying fire science.
Top 1 Best Fire Science Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Maine
Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Fire Science for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in South Portland, Maine, this medium-sized public school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified associates’s fire science students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SMCC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking.According to our most recent data, SMCC supports 5,789 students, and 251 of those are GI Bill® students, of which 143 are Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,882. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. SMCC offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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