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2023 Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

28 Colleges
$55,547 Avg Salary
$16,156 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Fire Protection Associate Degree School for You

Fire Protection is the #121 most popular major in the country with 13,766 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best associate degree programs for students. To come up with a school's ranking, we analyzed numerous factors related to post-graduation wages, the quality of education offered by the school, average accumulated student debt, and more.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Check out the fire protection associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools

#1

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

Our 2023 rankings named Purdue University Global the best school in the Great Lakes Region for fire protection students working on their associate degree. Purdue University Global is a fairly large public school located in the city of Indianapolis.

After completing their Associate Degree, fire protection graduates from Purdue University Global carry an average student debtload of $19,008.

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#2

Schoolcraft College

Livonia, MI

The excellent associate degree programs at Schoolcraft College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best fire protection schools in the Great Lakes Region . Schoolcraft College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Livonia.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Madison Area Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best fire protection schools in the Great Lakes Region . Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Madison.

The average amount in student loans that fire protection majors at Madison College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $11,284.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Eastern Gateway Community College is a great place for fire protection students working on their associate degree. Eastern Gateway Community College is a very large public school located in the small city of Steubenville.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Fox Valley Technical College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best fire protection schools in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a large student population.

On average, fire protection graduates from FVTC take out $15,091 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#6

Mid-State Technical College

Wisconsin Rapids, WI

Mid-State Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree fire protection programs. Mid-State is a small public school located in the rural area of Wisconsin Rapids.

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#7

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

Western Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the city of La Crosse.

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Macomb Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Macomb Community College is a large public school located in the midsize city of Warren.

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Northcentral Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

Ivy Tech Community College

Indianapolis, IN

Ivy Tech Community College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree fire protection programs. Located in the city of Indianapolis, Ivy Tech Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

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Best Fire Protection Colleges by State

Explore the best fire protection schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 50
Ohio 135
Illinois 289
Indiana 292
Wisconsin 88

Fire Protection is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections 113,121
Homeland Security 7,140
Security Science and Technology 6,888
Other Homeland Security 1,695

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).

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