2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Wildland/Forest Firefighting and Investigation for an Associate
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Ranked Colleges
38
Degrees Awarded
$27,100
Avg Cost*
With all of the options veterans have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 for Wildland/Forest Firefighting and Investigation for an Associate” ranking is part of that endeavor.
In 2020-2021, 90 people earned their degree in wildland/forest firefighting and investigation, making the major the 1150th most popular in the United States.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 38 wildland/forest firefighting and investigation graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,806 and $19,336 respectively.
This year’s “Most Veteran Friendly for Wildland/Forest Firefighting and Investigation for an Associate” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in wildland/forest firefighting and investigation. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality wildland/forest firefighting and investigation programs as well as strong veteran support.
When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the wildland/forest firefighting and investigation program at the school, veteran affordability, and veteran satisfaction. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Most Veteran Friendly for Wildland/Forest Firefighting and Investigation for an Associate” list, to help you choose the best school for you.
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Most Veteran Friendly for Wildland/Forest Firefighting and Investigation for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree vets studying wildland/forest firefighting and investigation.
Top 2 Best Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Mesa University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly for Wildland/Forest Firefighting and Investigation for an Associate list. Grand Junction, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s wildland/forest firefighting and investigation degrees to 9 students in 2020-2021.
In addition to being on our associate degree vets studying wildland/forest firefighting and investigation list, Colorado Mesa has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Of the 9,110 students enrolled at Colorado Mesa University, 439 were GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 196 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average tuition and fees award for the Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients was $4,707. 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 Colorado Mesa University Veteran Student Life Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Most Veteran Friendly for Wildland/Forest Firefighting and Investigation for an Associate that were part of this year’s ranking, Fox Valley Technical College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Appleton, Wisconsin, this fairly large public school handed out 8 diplomas to qualified associates’s wildland/forest firefighting and investigation students in 2020-2021.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at FVTC, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation Associate Degree Schools” ranking.Among the 11,711 students enrolled at Fox Valley Technical College, 379 are GI Bill® students, according to our most recent data. Out of that number, 220 were Post-9/11 GI Bill® recipients. The average Post-9/11 GI Bill® award for tuition and fees at the school was $2,211. To help with additional expenses, 0 students received scholarships through the Yellow Ribbon Program. Eligible students may be able to receive credit for their military training.
Full FVTC 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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