by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate” ranking - to help you make that 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 “Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate” ranking analyzed 61 colleges that offered a degree in fire protection. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have one of the most popular fire protection programs in the United States.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Purdue University Global. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. Purdue University Global is a large school located in Indianapolis, Indiana that handed out 41 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Ivy Tech Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. This large school is located in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it awarded 33 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Fire Protection at Ivy Tech Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend William Rainey Harper College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. Palatine, 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.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Moraine Valley Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate. Moraine Valley Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Palos Hills, Illinois. It awarded 28 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Moraine Valley Community College Fire Protection Report
Out of the 61 schools in the Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, College of DuPage landed the #5 spot on the list. COD is located in Glen Ellyn, Illinois and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 27 associates’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
Eastern Gateway Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Steubenville, Ohio, this large public school awarded 23 diplomas to qualified associates’s fire protection students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fire Protection at Eastern Gateway Community College
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. 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.
Read more about Fire Protection at Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
With a ranking of #8, Fox Valley Technical College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. FVTC is located in Appleton, Wisconsin and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 21 associates’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
Madison Area Technical College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate 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.
McHenry County College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. MCC is located in Crystal Lake, Illinois and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 18 associates’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
Vincennes University ranked #11 on this year’s Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. Vincennes University is a fairly large school located in Vincennes, Indiana that handed out 17 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
College of Lake County ranked #12 on this year’s Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. College of Lake County is a fairly large public school situated in Grayslake, Illinois. It awarded 16 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Elgin Community College ranked #13 on this year’s Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. ECC is a medium-sized school located in Elgin, Illinois that handed out 15 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Stark State College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. Stark State College is a fairly large public school situated in North Canton, Ohio. It awarded 14 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Milwaukee Area Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #15. Milwaukee Area Technical College is a fairly large public school situated in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It awarded 13 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Waubonsee Community College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. Waubonsee Community College is a medium-sized school located in Sugar Grove, Illinois that handed out 13 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #17, Rock Valley College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. Rock Valley College is a medium-sized public school situated in Rockford, Illinois. It awarded 11 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Hocking College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. Nelsonville, Ohio is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire protection degrees to 10 students in 2020-2021.
Macomb Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. Warren, Michigan is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire protection degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fire Protection at Macomb Community College
John Wood Community College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. John Wood Community College is a small school located in Quincy, Illinois that handed out 9 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Read more about Fire Protection at John Wood Community College
With a ranking of #21, Sinclair Community College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. This fairly large school is located in Dayton, Ohio, and it awarded 8 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Joliet Junior College landed the #21 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. Joliet Junior College is located in Joliet, Illinois and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
Blackhawk Technical College did quite well in the 2023 Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking, coming in at #23. BTC is a small public school situated in Janesville, Wisconsin. It awarded 7 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
Read more about Fire Protection at Blackhawk Technical College
Lansing Community College landed the #23 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. Located in Lansing, Michigan, this fairly large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s fire protection students in 2020-2021.
Triton College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate 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.
Lincoln Land Community College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. 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 protection degrees to qualified students.
With a ranking of #25, Schoolcraft College did quite well on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate list. Livonia, Michigan 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.
Mid-State Technical College came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. Wisconsin Rapids, Wisconsin is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire protection degrees to 6 students in 2020-2021.
Read more about Fire Protection at Mid-State Technical College
Illinois Central College landed the #25 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in the Great Lakes Region for an Associate ranking. Illinois Central College is a public institution located in East Peoria, Illinois. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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