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2023 Most Popular Online Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools

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

Fire Protection is the #121 most popular major in the country with 13,766 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

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.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Most Popular Online Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools ranking. This report analyzed 47 schools in the United States to see which ones were the most popular online associate degree programs for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from schools with online programs.

The colleges and universities below are the most popular for fire protection majors pursuing an online associate degree.

#1

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, AL

Our 2023 rankings named Columbia Southern University the most popular online school in the United States for fire protection students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Orange Beach, Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit school with a large student population.

Women make up 4% of the fire protection majors at the school.

On average, fire protection graduates from Columbia Southern University take out $14,045 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#2

Rio Hondo College

Whittier, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Rio Hondo College is a great place for fire protection students working on their online associate degree. RHCCD is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Whittier.

Of the 99 students majoring in fire protection at RHCCD, 89% are male and 11% are female.

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Out of the 47 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Charles Town, American Military University is a private for-profit school with a very large student population.

Of the 54 students majoring in fire protection at American Military University, 93% are male and 7% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, fire protection graduates from American Military University carry an average student debtload of $16,961.

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#4

Purdue University Global

Indianapolis, IN

The in-demand online associate degree programs at Purdue University Global helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best fire protection schools in the United States. Located in the small city of Indianapolis, Purdue University Global is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 5% of the fire protection majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, fire protection graduates from Purdue University Global carry an average student debtload of $19,008.

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#5

Waldorf University

Forest City, IA

Out of the 47 online programs at schools in the United States that were part of this year’s ranking, Waldorf University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Waldorf is a small private for-profit school located in the town of Forest City.

Women make up 10% of the fire protection majors at the school.

After completing their Associate Degree, fire protection graduates from Waldorf carry an average student debtload of $15,042.

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With a ranking of #6, Fayetteville Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fire protection students working on their online associate degree. Located in the city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 32 students majoring in fire protection at FTCC, 91% are male and 9% are female.

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With a ranking of #7, Volunteer State Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fire protection students working on their online associate degree. VSCC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Gallatin.

Women make up 7% of the fire protection majors at the school.

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#8

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, CO

Pikes Peak Community College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular online associate degree fire protection programs. PPCC is a large public school located in the large suburb of Colorado Springs.

Of the 25 students majoring in fire protection at PPCC, 92% are male and 8% are female.

After completing their Associate Degree, fire protection graduates from PPCC carry an average student debtload of $12,611.

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Eastern Gateway Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Online Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools ranking. Located in the city of Steubenville, Eastern Gateway Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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#10

Casper College

Casper, WY

Casper College ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Online Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools list. Casper College is a small public school located in the small city of Casper.

Of the 17 students majoring in fire protection at Casper College, 82% are male and 18% are female.

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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 27 schools only.

  • 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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