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2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region

15 Colleges
$40,766 Avg Salary
$8,720 Avg Student Debt

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.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. Our analysis looked at 15 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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 Undergraduate Certificate Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named Bucks County Community College the most popular school in the Middle Atlantic Region for fire protection students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the rural area of Newtown, Bucks County Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 11% of the fire protection majors at the school.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Passaic County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. PCCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Paterson.

About 50% of the students majoring in fire protection at the school are women while 50% are male.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Rowan College at Burlington County landed the # 2 spot on the list. RCBC is a medium-sized public school located in the large suburb of Mount Laurel.

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A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Suffolk County Community College is a great place for fire protection students working on their undergraduate certificate. Suffolk County Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Selden.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, SUNY Schenectady County Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Schenectady, SUNY Schenectady is a public college with a small student population.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Sussex County Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fire protection schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Sussex County Community College is a small public school located in the town of Newton.

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#5

Montgomery College

Rockville, MD

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montgomery College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Middle Atlantic Region list. Located in the city of Rockville, Montgomery College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

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Out of the 15 schools in the Middle Atlantic Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Onondaga Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. OCC is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Syracuse.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Harrisburg Area Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fire protection schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Located in the city of Harrisburg, HACC is a public college with a large student population.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Jefferson Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fire protection schools in the Middle Atlantic Region . Jefferson Community College is a small public school located in the city of Watertown.

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Best Fire Protection Colleges by State

Explore the best fire protection schools for a specific state in the Middle Atlantic region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 20
New York 79
Maryland 14
New Jersey 54
District of Columbia 1

Fire Protection is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 15 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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