2023 Best Value Fire Protection Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Fire Protection Undergraduate Certificate 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 Value Fire Protection Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 5 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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.
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.
Best Great Lakes Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Fire Protection
Our 2023 rankings named Gateway Technical College the best value school in the Great Lakes Region for fire protection students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public college with a moderately-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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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Northcentral Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Fire Protection Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
North Central Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,415 in tuition and fees each year.
North Central Technical College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Fire Protection Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fox Valley Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Fire Protection Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at FVTC are $6,861 a year.
In addition to its great value ranking, FVTC is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Fire Protection Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Schoolcraft College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Fire Protection Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Schoolcraft College is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of Livonia.
Schoolcraft College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,574 in tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Oakton Community College is a great value for fire protection students working on their undergraduate certificate. Oakton Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the small city of Des Plaines.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Oakton Community College are $12,462 a year.
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Request InformationBest 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 |
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Majors Related to Fire Protection
Fire Protection is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 5 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.