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2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin

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

Finding the Best Fire Protection Associate Degree School for You

With 88 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, fire protection is the #121 most popular major in Wisconsin.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin ranking. Our analysis looked at 10 schools in Wisconsin to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Fire Protection program at each school on the list.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for fire protection majors pursuing a associate degree.

Our 2023 rankings named Fox Valley Technical College the most popular school in Wisconsin for fire protection students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 10% of the fire protection majors at the school.

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

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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 Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. Madison College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Madison.

About 5% of the students majoring in fire protection at the school are women while 95% are male.

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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The in-demand associate degree programs at Milwaukee Area Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fire protection schools in Wisconsin. Located in the city of Milwaukee, MATC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 23% of the students majoring in fire protection at the school are women while 77% are male.

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#4

Blackhawk Technical College

Janesville, WI

The in-demand associate degree programs at Blackhawk Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fire protection schools in Wisconsin. Located in the suburb of Janesville, BTC is a public school with a small student population.

Women make up 29% of the fire protection majors at the school.

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#5

Mid-State Technical College

Wisconsin Rapids, WI

A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Mid-State Technical College is a great place for fire protection students working on their associate degree. Mid-State is a small public school located in the rural area of Wisconsin Rapids.

Of the 6 students majoring in fire protection at Mid-State, 83% are male and 17% are female.

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Waukesha County Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Wisconsin list. WCTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Pewaukee.

Women make up 50% of the fire protection majors at the school.

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#7

Western Technical College

La Crosse, WI

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

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Northcentral Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for fire protection students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the small city of Wausau, North Central Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Gateway Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree fire protection programs. Located in the suburb of Kenosha, Gateway Technical College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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Northeast Wisconsin Technical College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree fire protection programs. Located in the medium-sized city of Green Bay, NWTC is a public school with a large student population.

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Best Fire Protection Colleges in the Great Lakes Region

Explore all the Most Popular Fire Protection Colleges in the Great Lakes Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 50
Ohio 135
Illinois 289
Indiana 292

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 10 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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