2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree School for You
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the #12 most popular major in the country with 142,610 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. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
The Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting 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 74 schools in the Great Lakes Region to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting 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.
Top 15% Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Southwest Wisconsin Technical College to be the best value school for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Great Lakes Region . Located in the rural area of Fennimore, Southwest Tech is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Southwest Tech are $6,683 a year.
Southwest Tech excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 5% of all schools on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Out of the 74 schools in the Great Lakes Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lakeshore Technical College landed the # 2 spot on the list. LTC is a small public school located in the rural area of Cleveland.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LTC are $6,056 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mid-State Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Mid-State is a small public school located in the rural area of Wisconsin Rapids.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Mid-State are $6,351 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Eastern Gateway Community College. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Eastern Gateway Community College is a very large public school located in the small 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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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Madison Area Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region 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 made our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list, coming in at #4.
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Northcentral Technical College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree 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 also claimed a spot on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools in this category.
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Western Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Western Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of La Crosse.
Western Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,687 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Western Technical College also is in the top 10% of our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking.
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Waukesha County Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. WCTC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Pewaukee.
WCTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,603 in tuition and fees each year.
WCTC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Fox Valley Technical College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Appleton, FVTC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
FVTC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,861 in tuition and fees each year.
FVTC not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list.
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Oakland Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. Oakland Community College is a large public school located in the suburb of Bloomfield Hills.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Oakland Community College are $5,200 per year.
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Chippewa Valley Technical College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students to get a associate degree. It came in at #11 on the list. CVTC is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Eau Claire.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CVTC are $6,683 per year.
CVTC also claimed a spot on our Best Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region list. It’s in the top 5% of all schools in this category.
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These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also great but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Best Value Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in the Great Lakes Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Gateway Technical College | Kenosha, WI |
| 13 | Schoolcraft College | Livonia, MI |
| 14 | Macomb Community College | Warren, MI |
Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Colleges by State
Explore the best homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting schools for a specific state in the Great Lakes region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Indiana | 2,647 |
| Michigan | 2,277 |
| Ohio | 3,212 |
| Illinois | 3,067 |
| Wisconsin | 1,324 |
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Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Related Majors for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Majors to Study
| Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 113,121 |
| Fire Protection | 13,766 |
| Homeland Security | 7,140 |
| Security Science and Technology | 6,888 |
| Other Homeland Security | 1,695 |
Most Popular Majors Related to Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Public Administration & Social Service | 98,583 |
| Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies | 73,813 |
| Legal Professions | 61,055 |
| Military Technologies & Applied Sciences | 4,477 |
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).
- Credit for the banner image above goes to Barry Bahler.
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