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Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico

2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico

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

Finding the Best Fire Protection Associate Degree School for You

With 37 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, fire protection is the #88 most popular major in New Mexico.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in New Mexico 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 analysis found Central New Mexico Community College to be the most popular school for fire protection students who want to pursue a associate degree in New Mexico. Located in the large city of Albuquerque, CNM is a public school with a fairly large student population.

About 12% of the students majoring in fire protection at the school are women while 88% are male.

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Out of the 8 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, New Mexico State University - Dona Ana landed the # 2 spot on the list. NMSU Dona Ana is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Las Cruces.

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Out of the 8 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the town of Los Alamos, UNM Los Alamos is a public school with a small student population.

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#4

San Juan College

Farmington, NM

Out of the 8 schools in New Mexico that were part of this year’s ranking, San Juan College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Located in the small city of Farmington, SJC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico list. ENMU - Ruidoso Campus is a small public school located in the town of Ruidoso.

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Clovis Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico list. Clovis Community College is a small public school located in the remote town of Clovis.

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Northern New Mexico College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking. Northern New Mexico College is a small public school located in the town of Espanola.

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#6

Luna Community College

Las Vegas, NM

Luna Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in New Mexico ranking. Located in the rural area of Las Vegas, Luna Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Fire Protection Colleges in the Southwest Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Texas 220
Arizona 41
Oklahoma 42

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 8 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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