2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Finding the Best Fire Protection Associate Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 20 degrees and certificates were awarded to fire protection students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #257 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 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 Pennsylvania ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Pennsylvania 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.
2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Colleges.
Most Popular Pennsylvania Schools for an Associate in Fire Protection
Our analysis found Bucks County Community College to be the most popular school for fire protection students who want to pursue a associate degree in Pennsylvania. Bucks County Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Newtown.
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Out of the 6 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Allegheny County landed the # 2 spot on the list. Located in the city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public college with a large student population.
Women make up 25% of the fire protection majors at the school.
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The in-demand associate degree programs at Harrisburg Area Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fire protection schools in Pennsylvania. HACC is a large public school located in the small city of Harrisburg.
Of the 3 students majoring in fire protection at HACC, 67% are male and 33% are female.
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The in-demand associate degree programs at Montgomery County Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fire protection schools in Pennsylvania. Located in the suburb of Blue Bell, Montco is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Northampton County Area Community College is a great place for fire protection students working on their associate degree. Northampton Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Bethlehem.
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Out of the 6 schools in Pennsylvania that were part of this year’s ranking, Community College of Philadelphia landed the # 5 spot on the list. Community College of Philadelphia is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 79 |
| Maryland | 14 |
| New Jersey | 54 |
| District of Columbia | 1 |
Fire Protection Related Majors
One of 4 majors within the area of study, fire protection has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 6 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.