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2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

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Finding the Best Fire Protection Undergraduate Certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. This report analyzed 50 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which ones were the most popular undergraduate certificate 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.

Check out the fire protection undergraduate certificate programs at these schools if you want to attend one of the most popular in the Far Western US Region .

#1

Palomar College

San Marcos, CA

Our analysis found Palomar College to be the most popular school for fire protection students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . Located in the suburb of San Marcos, Palomar College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 4% of the fire protection majors at the school.

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#2

Sierra College

Rocklin, CA

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Sierra College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fire protection schools in the Far Western US Region . Located in the large suburb of Rocklin, Sierra College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 7% of the fire protection majors at the school.

Full Fire Protection at Sierra College Report

#3

Oxnard College

Oxnard, CA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Oxnard College is a great place for fire protection students working on their undergraduate certificate. Oxnard College is a medium-sized public school located in the midsize city of Oxnard.

Of the 47 students majoring in fire protection at Oxnard College, 87% are male and 13% are female.

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#4

El Camino College

Torrance, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Camino College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Torrance, El Camino College is a public school with a large student population.

Women make up 7% of the fire protection majors at the school.

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A rank of #5 on this year’s list means Hawaii Community College is a great place for fire protection students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Hilo, Hawaii CC is a public school with a small student population.

About 3% of the students majoring in fire protection at the school are women while 97% are male.

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#6

Allan Hancock College

Santa Maria, CA

Allan Hancock College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the most popular places for fire protection students to get a undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Allan Hancock College is a medium-sized public school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Maria.

About 7% of the students majoring in fire protection at the school are women while 93% are male.

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With a ranking of #7, Glendale Community College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fire protection students working on their undergraduate certificate. GCC is a fairly large public school located in the city of Glendale.

About 5% of the students majoring in fire protection at the school are women while 95% are male.

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#8

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, CA

Santa Rosa Junior College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Fire Protection Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SRJC is a fairly large public school located in the medium-sized city of Santa Rosa.

Of the 15 students majoring in fire protection at SRJC, 93% are male and 7% are female.

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#8

American River College

Sacramento, CA

With a ranking of #8, American River College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fire protection students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the suburb of Sacramento, American River is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 13% of the fire protection majors at the school.

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With a ranking of #10, Clover Park Technical College did quite well on this year’s most popular schools for fire protection students working on their undergraduate certificate. CPTC is a small public school located in the city of Lakewood.

Of the 11 students majoring in fire protection at CPTC, 91% are male and 9% are female.

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Best Fire Protection Colleges by State

Explore the best fire protection schools 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

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 28 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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