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

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

28 Colleges
$8,549 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,547 Avg Salary

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.

The Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 28 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for fire protection students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value 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 value for your educational dollar.

Top 10 Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Northcentral Technical College to be the best value school for fire protection students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the small city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

North Central Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,415 in tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, North Central Technical College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Madison Area Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Madison College are $6,769 per year. The average amount in student loans that fire protection majors at Madison College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $11,284.

Madison College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #4 on our Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.

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#3

Mid-State Technical College

Wisconsin Rapids, WI

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mid-State Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Mid-State is a small public school located in the rural area of Wisconsin Rapids.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Mid-State are $6,351 a year.

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#4

Schoolcraft College

Livonia, MI

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Schoolcraft College is a great value for fire protection students working on their associate degree. Schoolcraft College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Livonia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Schoolcraft College are $7,574 a year.

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Out of the 28 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Fox Valley Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FVTC are $6,861 per year. On average, fire protection graduates from FVTC take out $15,091 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, FVTC is ranked #5 for overall quality for fire protection in the Great Lakes Region .

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#6

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

Western Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree fire protection programs. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of La Crosse.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Western Technical College are $6,687 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Western Technical College also did well on our Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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#7

Oakland Community College

Bloomfield Hills, MI

With a ranking of #7, Oakland Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fire protection students working on their associate degree. Oakland Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Bloomfield Hills.

Oakland Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,200 in tuition and fees each year.

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Waukesha County Technical College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree fire protection programs. WCTC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Pewaukee.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at WCTC are $6,603 per year.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, WCTC also is in the top 15% of our Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Eastern Gateway Community College are $8,022 per year.

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Macomb Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Macomb Community College is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Warren.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Macomb Community College are $7,680 per year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Macomb Community College also did well on our Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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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.

  • 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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