2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in the Far Western US Region
Finding the Best Fire Protection School for You
Fire Protection is the #121 most popular major in the country with 13,766 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.
When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 94 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which 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.
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2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Fire Protection Colleges.
Top 15% Most Popular Fire Protection Schools
Our analysis found Santa Ana College to be the most popular school for fire protection students who want to pursue a degree in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large city of Santa Ana, SAC is a public school with a very large student population.
While working on their degree, fire protection majors at SAC accumulate an average of around $13,375 in student debt.
A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Victor Valley College is a great place for fire protection students. Located in the large suburb of Victorville, Victor Valley College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Rio Hondo College is a great place for fire protection students. Located in the large suburb of Whittier, RHCCD is a public college with a large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Palomar College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of San Marcos, Palomar College is a public college with a fairly large student population.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Sierra College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the suburb of Rocklin, Sierra College is a public school with a fairly large student population.
Shasta College ranked #6 on this year’s Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Redding, Shasta College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Oxnard College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Oxnard College is a moderately-sized public school located in the midsize city of Oxnard.
Allan Hancock College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Allan Hancock College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Maria.
Read full report on Fire Protection at Allan Hancock College
Moreno Valley College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular fire protection programs. Moreno Valley College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Moreno Valley.
Santa Rosa Junior College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for fire protection students. It came in at #10 on the list. SRJC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Rosa.
Butte College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular schools for fire protection students. It came in at #11 on the list. Butte College is a moderately-sized public school located in the rural area of Oroville.
Honolulu Community College landed the #12 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular fire protection programs. Located in the large city of Honolulu, Honolulu CC is a public college with a small student population.
With a ranking of #13, Mt. San Antonio College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fire protection students. Located in the suburb of Walnut, Mt. SAC is a public school with a very large student population.
Crafton Hills College landed the #14 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular fire protection programs. Located in the rural area of Yucaipa, CHC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
Read full report on Fire Protection at Crafton Hills College
With a ranking of #14, Los Medanos College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fire protection students. Los Medanos is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Pittsburg.
Additional Noteworthy Schools
These are some additional schools worth mentioning that are also popular but just didn't quite make the cut to earn our top Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in the Far Western US Region award.
| Rank | College | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 16 | El Camino College | Torrance, CA |
| 17 | City College of San Francisco | San Francisco, CA |
| 18 | Las Positas College | Livermore, CA |
Best Fire Protection Colleges by State
Explore the best fire protection colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| California | 1,183 |
| Washington | 94 |
| Oregon | 115 |
| Nevada | 35 |
| Hawaii | 72 |
| Alaska | 16 |
Majors Related to Fire Protection
Fire Protection is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Majors Similar 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 25 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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