2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 8,321 people earned their degree in fire science, making the major the 266th most popular in the United States.
Across the Middle Atlantic region, there were 53 fire science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 21 fire science graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,642 and $15,171 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region” ranking looked at 9 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fire science. That schools that top this list have a program in fire science in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region”.
Top 9 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Fire Science in the Middle Atlantic Region
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Southern Maryland landed the #1 spot on the list. College of Southern Maryland is a public institution located in La Plata, Maryland. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.7%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Fire Science at CSM
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Nassau Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Nassau Community College is a fairly large school located in Garden City, New York that handed out 6 associates’s fire science degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.6%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Nassau Community College Fire Science Report
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Harrisburg Area Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. HACC is a public institution located in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Fire Science at HACC
Out of the 9 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of the District of Columbia landed the #4 spot on the list. University of the District of Columbia is located in Washington, District of Columbia and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 0 associates’s fire science degrees to qualified students.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 8 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Fire Science at University of the District of Columbia
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rowan College at Burlington County. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s fire science students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Full RCBC Fire Science Report
Prince George’s Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. PGCC is located in Largo, Maryland and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 associates’s fire science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.6% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read full report on Fire Science at Prince George’s Community College
With a ranking of #6, Warren County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Warren County Community College is a public institution located in Washington, New Jersey. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.3%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Fire Science at Warren County Community College
Cecil College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking, coming in at #6. Cecil College is located in North East, Maryland and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 associates’s fire science degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
Read more about Fire Science at Cecil College
Northampton County Area Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Science Major in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, and it awarded 1 associates’s fire science degrees in 2021-2022.
Read full report on Fire Science at Northampton County Area Community College
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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).
- 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.
- 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.
