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2023 Best Value Fire Protection Schools in the Great Lakes Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

41 Colleges
$8,531 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$53,927 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Fire Protection 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 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 41 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value 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 Schools in the Great Lakes Region

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

Top 10 Best Fire Protection Schools

#1

Oakland Community College

Bloomfield Hills, MI
$5,200 Average Tuition & Fees

Our analysis found Oakland Community College to be the best value school for fire protection students who want to pursue a degree in the Great Lakes Region . Oakland Community College is a large public school located in the large suburb of Bloomfield Hills.

Oakland Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,200 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their degree, fire protection graduates from Oakland Community College carry an average student debtload of $7,738.

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Out of the 41 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Madison Area Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. Madison College is a large public school located in the city of Madison.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Madison College are $6,769 a year.

Madison College also claimed a spot on our Best Fire Protection Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.

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#3

Mid-State Technical College

Wisconsin Rapids, WI
$6,351 Average Tuition & Fees

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Mid-State Technical College is a great value for fire protection students. 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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Out of the 41 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Northcentral Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at North Central Technical College are $5,415 per year.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Fox Valley Technical College is a great value for fire protection students. Located in the midsize suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a large student population.

FVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,861 in tuition and fees each year. On average, fire protection graduates from FVTC take out $11,477 in student loans while working on their degree.

As a testament to the quality of education it offers, FVTC also is in the top 10% of our Best Fire Protection Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.

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$6,803 Average Tuition & Fees

With a ranking of #6, Gateway Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fire protection students. Located in the suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Gateway Technical College are $6,803 a year.

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#7

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI
$6,687 Average Tuition & Fees

Western Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value fire protection programs. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the city of La Crosse.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Western Technical College are $6,687 a year.

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#8

Schoolcraft College

Livonia, MI
$7,574 Average Tuition & Fees

Schoolcraft College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value fire protection programs. 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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$6,603 Average Tuition & Fees

Waukesha County Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value fire protection programs. WCTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Pewaukee.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at WCTC are $6,603 a year.

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$8,022 Average Tuition & Fees

Eastern Gateway Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Protection Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Eastern Gateway Community College is a very large public school located in the small city of Steubenville.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Eastern Gateway Community College are $8,022 a year.

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Best Fire Protection Colleges by State

Explore the best fire protection colleges 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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