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2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in Ohio

31 Colleges
$36,875 Avg Salary
$15,261 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Fire Protection School for You

With 135 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, fire protection is the #135 most popular major in Ohio.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. You're no longer limited to schools in your local area, either, since online programs are becoming more prevalent. Or you may find the programs at a trade school to be a better alternative for you.

The Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in Ohio ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 31 schools in Ohio to see which ones were the most popular programs 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 .

#1

Clark State Community College

Springfield, OH

Our analysis found Clark State Community College to be the most popular school for fire protection students who want to pursue a degree in Ohio. Located in the city of Springfield, Clark State Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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The excellent programs at Sinclair Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best fire protection schools in Ohio. Sinclair Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Dayton.

The average amount in student loans that fire protection majors at Sinclair Community College take out is $8,750.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Columbus State Community College is a great place for fire protection students. Located in the city of Columbus, Columbus State is a public college with a very large student population.

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The excellent programs at Apollo Career Center helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best fire protection schools in Ohio. Apollo JVS is a small public school located in the small suburb of Lima.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Warren County Career Center is a great place for fire protection students. Warren County Career Center is a small public school located in the rural area of Lebanon.

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With a ranking of #6, Mahoning County Career and Technical Center did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fire protection students. Located in the suburb of Canfield, Mahoning County Career and Technical Center is a public college with a small student population.

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#7

Owens Community College

Perrysburg, OH

Owens Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in Ohio list. Located in the large suburb of Perrysburg, Owens State Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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#7

Great Oaks Career Campuses

Cincinnati, OH

Great Oaks Career Campuses ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in Ohio list. Great Oaks Career Campuses is a small public school located in the suburb of Cincinnati.

On average, fire protection graduates from Great Oaks Career Campuses take out $8,625 in student loans while working on their degree.

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#9

Knox County Career Center

Mount Vernon, OH

Knox County Career Center landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular fire protection programs. Knox Technical Center is a small public school located in the town of Mount Vernon.

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With a ranking of #10, Cincinnati State Technical and Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fire protection students. Cincinnati State is a medium-sized public school located in the large city of Cincinnati.

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State Degrees Awarded
Michigan 50
Illinois 289
Indiana 292
Wisconsin 88

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 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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