by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in New Jersey” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Fire Protection is the 118th most popular major in the country with 13,901 degrees awarded in 2021-2022. In , fire protection graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $47,929 and had an average of $17,155 in loans still to pay off.
Across New Jersey, there were 52 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $32,493 and $24,555 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 28 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $37,217 and $13,998 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in New Jersey” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fire protection. That schools that top this list have a program in fire protection in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The fire protection 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 “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in New Jersey”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in New Jersey”.
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Camden County College landed the #1 spot on the list. Camden County College is located in Blackwood, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 14 associates’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, County College of Morris landed the #2 spot on the list. County College of Morris is located in Randolph, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 associates’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Passaic County Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in New Jersey list. Paterson, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire protection degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.5% 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 Protection at Passaic County Community College
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Mercer County Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in New Jersey. West Windsor, New Jersey is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire protection degrees to 1 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Fire Protection at Mercer County Community College
Out of the 10 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in New Jersey that were part of this year’s ranking, Union County College landed the #5 spot on the list. Union County College is a public institution located in Cranford, New Jersey. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
Middlesex County College landed the #6 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in New Jersey ranking. Middlesex County College is located in Edison, New Jersey and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 1 associates’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% 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%.
With a ranking of #7, Rowan College at Burlington County did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in New Jersey list. Located in Mount Laurel, New Jersey, this medium-sized public school awarded 1 degrees to qualified associates’s fire protection students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Sussex County Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in New Jersey ranking. This small school is located in Newton, New Jersey, and it awarded 4 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 3.0% 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%.
Read full report on Fire Protection at Sussex County Community College
With a ranking of #8, Ocean County College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in New Jersey list. This medium-sized school is located in Toms River, New Jersey, and it awarded 0 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.7% 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%.
With a ranking of #8, Warren County Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in New Jersey list. Located in Washington, New Jersey, this small public school awarded 0 degrees to qualified associates’s fire protection students 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 Protection at Warren County Community College
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