by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in Connecticut for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 13,766 people earned their degree in fire protection, making the major the 118th most popular in the United States. 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 Connecticut, there were 32 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,156 and $27,000 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 4 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $39,377 and $19,767 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in Connecticut for an Associate” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fire protection. To top this list, a school must have a successful fire protection program that graduates more students in the field than other colleges that offer the same major.
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When choosing the right school for you, it’s important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we’ve created a number of major-specific rankings, including this “Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in Connecticut for an Associate” list to help you make the college decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in Connecticut for an Associate”.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in Connecticut for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Naugatuck Valley Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. Naugatuck Valley Community College is a small public school situated in Waterbury, Connecticut. It awarded 3 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fire Protection at Naugatuck Valley Community College
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in Connecticut for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Haven landed the #2 spot on the list. University of New Haven is a private not-for-profit institution located in West Haven, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.7% 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%.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in Connecticut for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Gateway Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Gateway Community College is a public institution located in New Haven, Connecticut. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in Connecticut for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Capital Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Capital Community College is a small school located in Hartford, Connecticut that handed out 0 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
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