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2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Georgia

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

Finding the Best Fire Protection Associate Degree School for You

Fire Protection is the #202 most popular major in Georgia with 29 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. 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 Georgia ranking. Our analysis looked at 16 schools in Georgia 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 Georgia.

Our analysis found Albany Technical College to be the most popular school for fire protection students who want to pursue a associate degree in Georgia. Located in the city of Albany, Albany Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

About 25% of the students majoring in fire protection at the school are women while 75% are male.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend West Georgia Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Georgia list. West Georgia Technical College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Waco.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Wiregrass Georgia Technical College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fire protection schools in Georgia. Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the small suburb of Valdosta.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Athens Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Georgia list. Athens Technical College is a small public school located in the city of Athens.

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#3

East Georgia State College

Swainsboro, GA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means East Georgia State College is a great place for fire protection students working on their associate degree. East Georgia State College is a small public school located in the remote town of Swainsboro.

Of the 2 students majoring in fire protection at East Georgia State College, 50% are male and 50% are female.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Georgia Technical College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Georgia list. South Georgia Technical College is a small public school located in the rural area of Americus.

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Southern Crescent Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree fire protection programs. Located in the suburb of Griffin, Southern Crescent Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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With a ranking of #7, Augusta Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fire protection students working on their associate degree. Augusta Technical College is a small public school located in the medium-sized city of Augusta.

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Lanier Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular associate degree fire protection programs. Located in the rural area of Oakwood, Lanier Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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Chattahoochee Technical College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Georgia ranking. Located in the large suburb of Marietta, Chattahoochee Technical College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

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Best Fire Protection Colleges in the Southeast Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Virginia 41
North Carolina 255
Florida 260
Tennessee 44
Kentucky 72
South Carolina 5
Louisiana 19
Arkansas 7
Alabama 1,020
Mississippi 1
West Virginia 91

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 16 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).

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