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2023 Best Fire Protection Schools in California

15 Colleges
$41,931 Avg Salary
$12,583 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Fire Protection School for You

With 1,183 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, fire protection is the #83 most popular major in California.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Fire Protection Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 15 schools in California to see which ones offered the best programs for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Fire Protection Schools in California

Check out the fire protection programs at these schools if you want to get the best education that money can buy.

Top 10 Best Fire Protection Schools

#1

Moreno Valley College

Moreno Valley, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Moreno Valley College the best school in California for fire protection students. Moreno Valley College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Moreno Valley.

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#2

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Ana College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Fire Protection Schools in California list. Located in the large city of Santa Ana, SAC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Fire Protection majors at SAC take out an average of $13,375 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#3

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, CA

The excellent programs at Santa Rosa Junior College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best fire protection schools in California. SRJC is a large public school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Rosa.

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#4

El Camino College

Torrance, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Camino College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Fire Protection Schools in California list. Located in the suburb of Torrance, El Camino College is a public college with a large student population.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend California State University - Los Angeles. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Fire Protection Schools in California list. Cal State LA is a very large public school located in the large city of Los Angeles.

Fire Protection majors at Cal State LA take out an average of $11,000 in student loans while working on their egree.

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#6

Southwestern College

Chula Vista, CA

Southwestern College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best fire protection programs. SWC Chula Vista is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chula Vista.

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#7

East Los Angeles College

Monterey Park, CA

With a ranking of #7, East Los Angeles College did quite well on this year’s best schools for fire protection students. East Los Angeles College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Monterey Park.

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University of Antelope Valley did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for fire protection students. It came in at #8 on the list. UAV is a fairly small private for-profit school located in the suburb of Lancaster.

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#9

Victor Valley College

Victorville, CA

Victor Valley College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best schools for fire protection students. It came in at #9 on the list. Located in the suburb of Victorville, Victor Valley College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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#10

Mt. San Antonio College

Walnut, CA

With a ranking of #10, Mt. San Antonio College did quite well on this year’s best schools for fire protection students. Located in the large suburb of Walnut, Mt. SAC is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Best Fire Protection Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Fire Protection Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Washington 94
Oregon 115
Nevada 35
Hawaii 72
Alaska 16

Fire Protection is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 15 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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