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 Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Fire Protection is the 118th most popular major in the country with 13,766 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. In 2019-2020, fire protection graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $53,963 and had an average of $19,479 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Great Lakes region, there were 2,280 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $53,927 and $17,843 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 495 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,077 and $19,490 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region” ranking looked at 61 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fire protection. That schools that top this list have a program in fire protection in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for great lakes region associate degree fire protection students.
Out of the 61 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Hocking College landed the #1 spot on the list. Located in Nelsonville, Ohio, this small public school handed out 10 diplomas to qualified associates’s fire protection students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Cincinnati State Technical and Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region. Cincinnati, Ohio is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire protection degrees to 23 students 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 Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Quincy, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire protection degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
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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 Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region. Crystal Lake, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire protection degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Blackhawk Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region list. BTC is a small public school situated in Janesville, Wisconsin. It awarded 7 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
Moraine Valley Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Palos Hills, Illinois is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire protection degrees to 28 students in 2020-2021.
College of DuPage did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking, coming in at #7. Glen Ellyn, Illinois is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire protection degrees to 27 students in 2020-2021.
Waubonsee Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Sugar Grove, Illinois, and it awarded 13 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Rock Valley College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Rockford, Illinois, and it awarded 11 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #10, Elgin Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Elgin, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire protection degrees to 15 students in 2020-2021.
Stark State College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Stark State College is located in North Canton, Ohio and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 14 associates’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
Vincennes University landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Vincennes University is a fairly large public school situated in Vincennes, Indiana. It awarded 17 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Mid-State Technical College ranked #13 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region list. This small school is located in Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin, and it awarded 6 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
William Rainey Harper College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Palatine, Illinois, this fairly large public school awarded 28 degrees to qualified associates’s fire protection students in 2020-2021.
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Fox Valley Technical College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Appleton, Wisconsin is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire protection degrees to 21 students in 2020-2021.
Madison Area Technical College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Madison Area Technical College is a fairly large public school situated in Madison, Wisconsin. It awarded 20 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Eastern Gateway Community College landed the #17 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Eastern Gateway Community College is a public institution located in Steubenville, Ohio. The school has a large population, and it awarded 23 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Fire Protection at Eastern Gateway Community College
Lake Superior State University ranked #18 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Lake Superior State University is a public institution located in Sault Ste Marie, Michigan. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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Prairie State College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Chicago Heights, Illinois is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire protection degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
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.
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Milwaukee Area Technical College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school handed out 13 diplomas to qualified associates’s fire protection students in 2020-2021.
Illinois Central College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. East Peoria, Illinois is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire protection degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Schoolcraft College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Schoolcraft College is a public institution located in Livonia, Michigan. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Kalamazoo Valley Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in Kalamazoo, Michigan, this medium-sized public school awarded 4 degrees to qualified associates’s fire protection students in 2020-2021.
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College of Lake County came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. College of Lake County is a fairly large school located in Grayslake, Illinois that handed out 16 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Triton College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Triton College is a medium-sized public school situated in River Grove, Illinois. It awarded 6 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
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