2023 Best Fire Science Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Fire Science for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Fire Science is the 266th most popular major in the country with 8,102 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across the New England region, there were 152 fire science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 73 fire science graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,618 and $16,599 respectively.
For this year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Fire Science for an Associate” ranking, we looked at 3 colleges that offer a degree in fire science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great fire science programs and a strong support system for veterans and active service members.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as veteran satisfaction, veteran affordability, and overall quality of the fire science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Fire Science for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for new england region associate degree vets studying fire science.
Top 3 Best Fire Science Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the New England Region
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southern Maine Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Fire Science for an Associate. This medium-sized school is located in South Portland, Maine, and it awarded 23 associates’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
SMCC also made our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list, coming in at #1.Our most recent data shows that 251 of the 5,789 students enrolled at Southern Maine Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 143 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $1,882. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Southern Maine Community College offers credit for military training for eligible students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Rhode Island. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Fire Science for an Associate list. Warwick, Rhode Island is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire science degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
CCRI also took the #3 spot in our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” ranking.Of the 13,684 students enrolled at CCRI, 408 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 199 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,417. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
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Out of the 3 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in the New England Region for Fire Science for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Massasoit Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Massasoit Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Brockton, Massachusetts. It awarded 14 associates’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
Massasoit Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 339 of the 5,665 students enrolled at Massasoit Community College were GI Bill® students, of which 214 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $3,189. In addition to receiving other benefits, 0 students received scholarships through 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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