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Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Missouri

2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Missouri

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

Finding the Best Fire Protection Associate Degree School for You

Fire Protection is the #199 most popular major in Missouri with 25 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 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 Missouri ranking. Our analysis looked at 6 schools in Missouri 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 Ozarks Technical Community College the most popular school in Missouri for fire protection students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Springfield, OTC is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 13 students majoring in fire protection at OTC, 85% are male and 15% are female.

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The in-demand associate degree programs at Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fire protection schools in Missouri. MCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Kansas City.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means North Central Missouri College is a great place for fire protection students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Trenton, NCMC is a public college with a small student population.

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#3

Crowder College

Neosho, MO

The in-demand associate degree programs at Crowder College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fire protection schools in Missouri. Located in the distant town of Neosho, Crowder College is a public college with a small student population.

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#5

Three Rivers College

Poplar Bluff, MO

Out of the 6 schools in Missouri that were part of this year’s ranking, Three Rivers College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Three Rivers College is a small public school located in the remote town of Poplar Bluff.

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#5

Columbia College

Columbia, MO

The in-demand associate degree programs at Columbia College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fire protection schools in Missouri. Columbia College Missouri is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit school located in the midsize city of Columbia.

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Best Fire Protection Colleges in the Plains States Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 35
Kansas 61
Iowa 121
Nebraska 12

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 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).

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