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2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in Florida

39 Colleges
$43,002 Avg Salary
$12,818 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Fire Protection School for You

In 2020-2021, 260 degrees and certificates were awarded to fire protection students who went to a Florida college or university. This makes it the #115 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. 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.

The Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in Florida ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 39 schools in Florida 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.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Fire Protection Colleges.

#1

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

Our analysis found Valencia College to be the most popular school for fire protection students who want to pursue a degree in Florida. Located in the city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 39 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State College at Jacksonville landed the # 2 spot on the list. FSCJ is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Jacksonville.

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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Seminole State College of Florida is a great place for fire protection students. Seminole State is a large public school located in the small city of Sanford.

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#4

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, FL

Out of the 39 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, St Petersburg College landed the # 4 spot on the list. SPC is a very large public school located in the city of Clearwater.

Fire Protection majors at SPC take out an average of $12,867 in student loans while working on their egree.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Marion Technical College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in Florida list. MTC is a small public school located in the city of Ocala.

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#6

University of Florida

Gainesville, FL

With a ranking of #6, University of Florida did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fire protection students. UF is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Gainesville.

Fire Protection majors at UF take out an average of $17,864 in student loans while working on their egree.

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Lake Technical College ranked #7 on this year’s Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in Florida list. Located in the suburb of Eustis, Lake Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

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Aparicio-Levy Technical College landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular fire protection programs. Located in the suburb of Tampa, Aparicio-Levy Technical College is a public college with a fairly small student population.

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#9

Daytona State College

Daytona Beach, FL

With a ranking of #9, Daytona State College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fire protection students. Daytona State College is a large public school located in the small city of Daytona Beach.

The average amount in student loans that fire protection majors at Daytona State College take out is $6,313.

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#10

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, FL

Indian River State 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. Located in the large suburb of Fort Pierce, Indian River State College is a public college with a large student population.

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Best Fire Protection Colleges in the Southeast Region

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State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 29
Virginia 41
North Carolina 255
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 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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