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2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in North Carolina

25 Colleges
$26,240 Avg Salary
$27,000 Avg Student Debt

Finding the Best Fire Protection School for You

With 255 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, fire protection is the #85 most popular major in North Carolina.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

The Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 25 schools in North Carolina 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for fire protection majors pursuing a .

Our 2023 rankings named Fayetteville Technical Community College the most popular school in North Carolina for fire protection students. Located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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#2

Fayetteville State University

Fayetteville, NC

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Fayetteville State University. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in North Carolina list. Fayetteville State University is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Fayetteville.

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The excellent programs at Coastal Carolina Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best fire protection schools in North Carolina. Coastal Carolina Community College is a small public school located in the city of Jacksonville.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Davidson County Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in North Carolina list. DCCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Thomasville.

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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Piedmont Community College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public college with a large student population.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Guilford Technical Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in North Carolina list. Guilford Technical Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the medium-sized suburb of Jamestown.

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Cleveland Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the town of Shelby, Cleveland Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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Alamance Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in North Carolina ranking. ACC is a small public school located in the rural area of Graham.

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Rowan-Cabarrus Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the midsize suburb of Salisbury, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

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Durham Technical Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Fire Protection Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the large city of Durham, Durham Technical Community College is a public school with a small student population.

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Best Fire Protection Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Most Popular Fire Protection Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 29
Virginia 41
Florida 260
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).

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