2023 Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. At College Factual, we’re committed to helping you make that decision by providing information such as that found in our “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician” ranking.
Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician is the 299th most popular major in the country with 3,891 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the Plains States region, there were 81 fire prevention and safety technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in fire prevention and safety technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fire prevention and safety technology/technician programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the fire prevention and safety technology/technician program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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The fire prevention and safety technology/technician school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician”.
Top 2 Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Colleges for Veterans in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hennepin Technical College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician list. Brooklyn Park, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our plains states region vets studying fire prevention and safety technology/technician list, Hennepin Technical College has also earned the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] rank in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Our most recent data shows that 66 of the 4,094 students enrolled at Hennepin Technical College were GI Bill® students, of which 45 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,023. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Hennepin Technical College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Hennepin Technical College]](/colleges/hennepin-technical-college/student-life/veterans/)
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Plains States Region for Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician list. Kansas City, Missouri is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees to 50 students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at MCC, the school also landed the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 13,085 students enrolled at MCC, 100 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 76 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,977. During this same period, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
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Notes and References
References
- 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 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).
- Veteran-specific data can be found at the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs.
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- **GI Bill® student total includes all chapters of the GI Bill® program (e.g., Post-9/11, Montgomery GI Bill, Reserve Education Assistance Program, and Veteran Readiness and Employment)
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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