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2023 Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

8 Colleges
$55,547 Avg Salary
$16,156 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Fire Protection Associate Degree School for You

With 255 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, fire protection is the #85 most popular major in North Carolina.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in North Carolina to see which associate degree programs offered the best educational experiences for students. Factors related to overall quality of the school, post-graduation earnings, average student debt, and more accumulated were considered when coming up with this list.

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2023 Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina

The following schools top our list of the Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Colleges.

Top North Carolina Schools for an Associate in Fire Protection

Our 2023 rankings named Central Piedmont Community College the best school in North Carolina for fire protection students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Guilford Technical Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Guilford Technical Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize suburb of Jamestown.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Alamance Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. ACC is a small public school located in the rural area of Graham.

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Out of the 8 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Fayetteville Technical Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the midsize city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Out of the 8 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Forsyth Technical Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Forsyth Tech is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Wake Technical Community College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best associate degree fire protection programs. Wake Technical Community College is a very large public school located in the suburb of Raleigh.

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Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for fire protection students to get a associate degree. It came in at #7 on the list. Located in the city of Asheville, A-B Tech is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#8

Cape Fear Community College

Wilmington, NC

With a ranking of #8, Cape Fear Community College did quite well on this year’s best schools for fire protection students working on their associate degree. CFCC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Wilmington.

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Best Fire Protection Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Fire Protection Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 29
Virginia 41
Florida 260
Tennessee 44
Kentucky 72
South Carolina 5
Louisiana 19
Arkansas 7
Alabama 1,020
Mississippi 1
West Virginia 91

One of 4 majors within the area of study, fire protection has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections 113,121
Homeland Security 7,140
Security Science and Technology 6,888
Other Homeland Security 1,695

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 8 schools only.

  • Read more about our ranking methodology.
  • 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 the rest 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).

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