2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Wildland/Forest Firefighting and Investigation for an Associate
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Ranked Colleges
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Degrees Awarded
$27,100
Avg Cost*
When it comes to choosing a college, veterans have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 the Rocky Mountains Region for Wildland/Forest Firefighting and Investigation for an Associate” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.
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.
Across the Rocky Mountains region, there were 14 wildland/forest firefighting and investigation graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 14 wildland/forest firefighting and investigation graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,822 and $20,997 respectively.
Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent wildland/forest firefighting and investigation programs, but they also offer a lot of support to veterans and active service members.
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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Wildland/Forest Firefighting and Investigation for an Associate
The colleges and universities below are the best for rocky mountains region associate degree vets studying wildland/forest firefighting and investigation.
Top 1 Best Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation Associate Degree Colleges for Veterans in the Rocky Mountains Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Mesa University. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Veteran Friendly in the Rocky Mountains Region for Wildland/Forest Firefighting and Investigation for an Associate list. This medium-sized school is located in Grand Junction, Colorado, and it awarded 9 associates’s wildland/forest firefighting and investigation degrees in 2020-2021.
Colorado Mesa not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation Associate Degree Schools in the Rocky Mountains Region” list.Our most recent data shows that 439 of the 9,110 students enrolled at Colorado Mesa University were GI Bill® students, of which 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.
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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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