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2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region

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

Finding the Best Fire Protection Associate Degree School for You

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

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.

The Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 88 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which associate degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Fire Protection program at each school on the list.

Check out the fire protection associate degree programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

#1

Rio Hondo College

Whittier, CA

Our 2023 rankings named Rio Hondo College the most popular school in the Far Western US Region for fire protection students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Whittier, RHCCD is a public college with a large student population.

About 11% of the students majoring in fire protection at the school are women while 89% are male.

Read full report on Fire Protection at Rio Hondo College

#2

Palomar College

San Marcos, CA

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Palomar College is a great place for fire protection students working on their associate degree. Located in the suburb of San Marcos, Palomar College is a public college with a large student population.

About 6% of the students majoring in fire protection at the school are women while 94% are male.

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#3

Santa Ana College

Santa Ana, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Santa Ana College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the city of Santa Ana, SAC is a public college with a very large student population.

Of the 56 students majoring in fire protection at SAC, 95% are male and 5% are female.

Fire Protection majors at SAC take out an average of $16,841 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#3

Sierra College

Rocklin, CA

The in-demand associate degree programs at Sierra College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fire protection schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of Rocklin, Sierra College is a public college with a large student population.

About 11% of the students majoring in fire protection at the school are women while 89% are male.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Mt. San Antonio College is a great place for fire protection students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Walnut, Mt. SAC is a public college with a very large student population.

About 15% of the students majoring in fire protection at the school are women while 85% are male.

Full Fire Protection at Mt. San Antonio College Report

With a ranking of #6, Honolulu Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fire protection students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Honolulu, Honolulu CC is a public school with a small student population.

Of the 47 students majoring in fire protection at Honolulu CC, 98% are male and 2% are female.

While working on their Associate Degree, fire protection majors at Honolulu CC accumulate an average of around $12,949 in student debt.

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#7

Oxnard College

Oxnard, CA

Oxnard College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Oxnard College is a moderately-sized public school located in the city of Oxnard.

Women make up 11% of the fire protection majors at the school.

Read full report on Fire Protection at Oxnard College

#8

Moreno Valley College

Moreno Valley, CA

Moreno Valley College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree fire protection programs. Moreno Valley College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Moreno Valley.

Of the 42 students majoring in fire protection at Moreno Valley College, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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#8

Los Medanos College

Pittsburg, CA

Los Medanos College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Los Medanos is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Pittsburg.

Women make up 24% of the fire protection majors at the school.

Read full report on Fire Protection at Los Medanos College

#10

Allan Hancock College

Santa Maria, CA

Allan Hancock College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree fire protection programs. Allan Hancock College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Santa Maria.

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

Read full report on Fire Protection at Allan Hancock College

#11

Long Beach City College

Long Beach, CA

Long Beach City College ranked #11 on this year’s Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Long Beach City College is a very large public school located in the large city of Long Beach.

Women make up 11% of the fire protection majors at the school.

Full Fire Protection at Long Beach City College Report

#12

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, CA

Santa Rosa Junior College ranked #12 on this year’s Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SRJC is a large public school located in the midsize city of Santa Rosa.

About 14% of the students majoring in fire protection at the school are women while 86% are male.

Full Fire Protection at Santa Rosa Junior College Report

#13

Chaffey College

Rancho Cucamonga, CA

With a ranking of #13, Chaffey College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fire protection students working on their associate degree. Chaffey College is a large public school located in the suburb of Rancho Cucamonga.

About 15% of the students majoring in fire protection at the school are women while 85% are male.

Read full report on Fire Protection at Chaffey College

Additional Noteworthy Schools

These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region award.

Rank College Location
14 San Diego Miramar College San Diego, CA
14 El Camino College Torrance, CA
16 Hawaii Community College Hilo, HI
16 Bakersfield College Bakersfield, CA
16 American River College Sacramento, CA
16 Columbia College Sonora, CA

Best Fire Protection Colleges by State

Explore the best fire protection schools for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,183
Washington 94
Oregon 115
Nevada 35
Hawaii 72
Alaska 16

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 25 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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