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2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Washington

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

Finding the Best Fire Protection Associate Degree School for You

With 94 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, fire protection is the #124 most popular major in Washington.

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 Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Washington 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.

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

Our 2023 rankings named Bates Technical College the most popular school in Washington for fire protection students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Tacoma, Bates Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in fire protection at Bates Technical College, 86% are male and 14% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Spokane Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the midsize city of Spokane, Spokane Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Everett Community College is a great place for fire protection students working on their associate degree. Everett Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Everett.

Women make up 13% of the fire protection majors at the school.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Clover Park Technical College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fire protection schools in Washington. CPTC is a small public school located in the small city of Lakewood.

About 8% of the students majoring in fire protection at the school are women while 92% are male.

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#5

Green River College

Auburn, WA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Green River College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Washington list. Located in the city of Auburn, GRC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Of the 10 students majoring in fire protection at GRC, 40% are male and 60% are female.

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Columbia Basin College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Washington ranking. CBC is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Pasco.

Women make up 50% of the fire protection majors at the school.

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#6

Skagit Valley College

Mount Vernon, WA

With a ranking of #6, Skagit Valley College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fire protection students working on their associate degree. Skagit Valley College is a small public school located in the city of Mount Vernon.

Women make up 50% of the fire protection majors at the school.

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South Puget Sound Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Washington list. South Puget Sound Community College is a small public school located in the small city of Olympia.

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#9

Lower Columbia College

Longview, WA

Lower Columbia College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Located in the city of Longview, LCC is a public college with a small student population.

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Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Washington ranking. Pierce College-Fort Steilacoom is a medium-sized public school located in the city of Lakewood.

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Best Fire Protection Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Most Popular Fire Protection Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,183
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 13 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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