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2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Maryland

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

Finding the Best Fire Protection Associate Degree School for You

Fire Protection is the #201 most popular major in Maryland with 14 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Maryland ranking. Our analysis looked at 7 schools in Maryland 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 following schools top our list of the Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Colleges.

Our analysis found College of Southern Maryland to be the most popular school for fire protection students who want to pursue a associate degree in Maryland. Located in the rural area of La Plata, CSM is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 17% of the fire protection majors at the school.

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#2

Montgomery College

Rockville, MD

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Montgomery College is a great place for fire protection students working on their associate degree. Montgomery College is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Rockville.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Frederick Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fire protection schools in Maryland. Located in the city of Frederick, Frederick Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Anne Arundel Community College is a great place for fire protection students working on their associate degree. AACC is a large public school located in the suburb of Arnold.

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#5

Howard Community College

Columbia, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Howard Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Maryland list. HCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Columbia.

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#5

Cecil College

North East, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cecil College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Maryland list. Located in the rural area of North East, Cecil College is a public college with a small student population.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Prince George’s Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fire protection schools in Maryland. Located in the large suburb of Largo, PGCC is a public college with a large student population.

Full Fire Protection at Prince George’s Community College Report

Best Fire Protection Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 20
New York 79
New Jersey 54
District of Columbia 1

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 7 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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