2023 Best Fire Protection Colleges for Veterans in Arizona
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With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Arizona for Fire Protection” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
Fire Protection is the 118th most popular major in the country with 13,766 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 Arizona, there were 183 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,707 and $6,733 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Fire Protection” ranking analyzed 4 colleges that offered a degree in fire protection. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fire protection programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the fire protection program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
More Ways to Rank Fire Protection Schools
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 Arizona for Fire Protection”.
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Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Fire Protection
The following schools top our list of the Best “Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Fire Protection”.
Top 4 Best Fire Protection Colleges for Veterans in Arizona
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Fire Protection that were part of this year’s ranking, Yavapai College landed the #1 spot on the list. Yavapai College is a public institution located in Prescott, Arizona. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 30 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Yavapai College also made our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list, coming in at #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS].Of the 6,009 students enrolled at Yavapai College, 257 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 166 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $6,293. On top of their other funding sources, 0 students received funds through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Yavapai College does offer credit for military training for eligible students.
Full Yavapai College Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Fire Protection that were part of this year’s ranking, Pima Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. Pima Community College is a public institution located in Tucson, Arizona. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 29 ’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Pima County Community College District also took the #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] spot in our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” ranking.Of the 15,544 students enrolled at Pima Community College, 853 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 426 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,036. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
Full Pima County Community College District Veteran Student Life Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Glendale Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Fire Protection list. Glendale Community College is located in Glendale, Arizona and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 47 ’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
Glendale Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Of the 14,374 students enrolled at Glendale Community College, 637 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 418 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,071. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Students may be able to receive credit for their military training, depending on their background.
[Read full report on veteran student life at Glendale Community College]](/colleges/glendale-community-college-glendale-az/student-life/veterans/)
Out of the 4 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly in Arizona for Fire Protection that were part of this year’s ranking, Cochise County Community College District landed the #4 spot on the list. Sierra Vista, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out ’s fire protection degrees to 2 students in 2020-2021.
Cochise College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #[COLLEGE_QUALITY_RANK_ALL_LEVELS] on our “[COLLEGE_QUALITY_NAME_ALL_LEVELS]” list.Among the 3,327 students enrolled at Cochise College, 351 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 214 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $1,216. To help with additional expenses, 0 students qualified for the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is [DEFAULT_RATE_STRING]%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full Cochise College Veteran Student Life Report
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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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