by our College Data Analytics Team
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in Iowa for an Associate” 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 Iowa, there were 158 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $64,505 and $26,888 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 51 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,340 and $19,937 respectively.
This year’s “Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in Iowa for an Associate” ranking analyzed 7 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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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in Iowa for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in Iowa for an Associate”.
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in Iowa for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Waldorf University landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Forest City, Iowa, and it awarded 40 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Kirkwood Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in Iowa for an Associate. Kirkwood Community College is a public institution located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fire Protection at Kirkwood Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Iowa Central Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in Iowa for an Associate. Iowa Central Community College is located in Fort Dodge, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 3 associates’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
Read more about Fire Protection at Iowa Central Community College
Out of the 7 schools in the Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in Iowa for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Des Moines Area Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. DMACC is a large public school situated in Ankeny, Iowa. It awarded 2 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Des Moines Area Community College Fire Protection Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hawkeye Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in Iowa for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Waterloo, Iowa, and it awarded 1 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fire Protection at Hawkeye Community College
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northeast Iowa Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in Iowa for an Associate list. Northeast Iowa Community College is a small school located in Calmar, Iowa that handed out 1 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Western Iowa Tech Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Most Well Attended Fire Protection Major in Iowa for an Associate ranking. Sioux City, Iowa is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire protection degrees to 17 students in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fire Protection at Western Iowa Tech Community College
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