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2023 Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Illinois

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

6 Colleges
$9,265 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,547 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Fire Protection Associate Degree School for You

With 289 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, fire protection is the #94 most popular major in Illinois.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Illinois ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Illinois to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for fire protection students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Illinois

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Illinois Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Fire Protection

Our analysis found Moraine Valley Community College to be the best value school for fire protection students who want to pursue a associate degree in Illinois. MVCC is a large public school located in the suburb of Palos Hills.

MVCC undergraduate students pay an average of $8,118 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southwestern Illinois College. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Illinois list. SWIC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Belleville.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SWIC are $6,390 a year.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Lewis and Clark Community College is a great value for fire protection students working on their associate degree. Lewis and Clark Community College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Godfrey.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Lewis and Clark Community College are $9,552 per year.

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#4

Morton College

Cicero, IL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Morton College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Illinois list. Morton College is a small public school located in the suburb of Cicero.

Morton College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,476 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#5

Oakton Community College

Des Plaines, IL

Out of the 6 schools in Illinois that were part of this year’s ranking, Oakton Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Des Plaines, Oakton Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Oakton Community College are $10,446 a year.

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#6

McHenry County College

Crystal Lake, IL

McHenry County College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree fire protection programs. Located in the rural area of Crystal Lake, MCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at MCC are $11,608 per year.

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Best Value Fire Protection Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Best Value Fire Protection Schools in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 50
Ohio 135
Indiana 292
Wisconsin 88

One of 4 majors within the area of study, fire protection has other similar majors worth exploring.

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 6 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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