2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Fire Science for an Associate
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It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for veterans. College Factual has developed its “Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Fire Science for an Associate” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
Fire Science is the 266th most popular major in the country with 8,102 degrees awarded in 2020-2021.
Across Arkansas, there were 87 fire science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 3 fire science graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,707 and $16,924 respectively.
This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fire science programs as well as strong veteran support.
Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the fire science program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we’ve developed the “Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Fire Science for an Associate” ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Fire Science for an Associate
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Fire Science for an Associate”.
Top 1 Best Fire Science Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in Arkansas
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southern Arkansas University Tech. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arkansas for Fire Science for an Associate list. This small school is located in Camden, Arkansas, and it awarded 2 associates’s fire science degrees in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at SAU Tech, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in Arkansas” ranking.Of the 769 students enrolled at SAU Tech, 36 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 21 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $2,288. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Southern Arkansas University Tech]](/colleges/southern-arkansas-university-tech/student-life/veterans/)
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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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