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2023 Best Fire Protection Colleges for Veterans in Maine

1 Ranked Colleges
28 Degrees Awarded
Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Fire Protection

Veterans have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Fire Protection” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 13,766 people earned their degree in fire protection, making the major the 118th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, fire protection graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $53,963 and had an average of $19,479 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maine, there were 28 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $63,683 and $25,299 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fire protection programs as well as strong veteran support.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the fire protection program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran population. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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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 “Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Fire Protection”.

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Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Fire Protection

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine vets studying fire protection.

Top 1 Best Fire Protection Colleges for Veterans in Maine

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Out of the 1 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Maine for Fire Protection that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. SMCC is a medium-sized public school situated in South Portland, Maine. It awarded 24 ’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.

SMCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 5,789 students enrolled at SMCC, 251 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 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. On top of their other funding sources, 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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