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2023 Best Fire Protection Schools in South Carolina

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Finding the Best Fire Protection School for You

With 5 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, fire protection is the #209 most popular major in South Carolina.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

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 South Carolina ranking. Our analysis looked at 3 schools in South Carolina to see which programs offered the best educational experiences for students.

View our full ranking methodology.

2023 Best Fire Protection Schools in South Carolina

The colleges and universities below are the best for fire protection majors pursuing a .

Top South Carolina Schools in Fire Protection

#1

Columbia College

Columbia, SC

Our analysis found Columbia College to be the best school for fire protection students who want to pursue a degree in South Carolina. Located in the medium-sized city of Columbia, Columbia College South Carolina is a private not-for-profit school with a small student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Greenville Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Fire Protection Schools in South Carolina list. GTC is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Greenville.

Full Fire Protection at Greenville Technical College Report

#3

Piedmont Technical College

Greenwood, SC

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Piedmont Technical College is a great place for fire protection students. Piedmont Technical College is a small public school located in the distant town of Greenwood.

Read full report on Fire Protection at Piedmont Technical College

Best Fire Protection Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 29
Virginia 41
North Carolina 255
Florida 260
Tennessee 44
Kentucky 72
Louisiana 19
Arkansas 7
Alabama 1,020
Mississippi 1
West Virginia 91

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

Majors Similar to Fire Protection

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 3 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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