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2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region

47 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.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.

To help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Most Popular Fire Protection Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 47 schools in the Southeast 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.

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

Our analysis found Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg to be the most popular school for fire protection students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Southeast Region . Pinellas Technical College -St. Petersburg is a small public school located in the large city of Saint Petersburg.

Women make up 21% of the fire protection majors at the school.

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The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Volunteer State Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fire protection schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Gallatin, VSCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Women make up 10% of the fire protection majors at the school.

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#3

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, LA

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Delgado Community College is a great place for fire protection students working on their undergraduate certificate. Delgado Community College is a large public school located in the large city of New Orleans.

About 17% of the students majoring in fire protection at the school are women while 83% are male.

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Out of the 47 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Albany Technical College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Albany Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of Albany.

Of the 10 students majoring in fire protection at Albany Technical College, 70% are male and 30% are female.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, fire protection majors at Albany Technical College accumulate an average of around $18,088 in student debt.

Full Fire Protection at Albany Technical College Report

Out of the 47 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Coastal Carolina Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the city of Jacksonville, Coastal Carolina Community College is a public college with a small student population.

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South Georgia Technical 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. Located in the rural area of Americus, South Georgia Technical College is a public college with a small student population.

Women make up 40% of the fire protection majors at the school.

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Gateway Community and Technical College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fire Protection Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Located in the large suburb of Florence, Gateway is a public school with a small student population.

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Wiregrass Georgia Technical College ranked #8 on this year’s Most Popular Fire Protection Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region list. Located in the suburb of Valdosta, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a public school with a small student population.

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Meridian Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fire Protection Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. MCC is a small public school located in the town of Meridian.

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Chattahoochee Valley Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Fire Protection Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. CVCC is a small public school located in the rural area of Phenix City.

Of the 3 students majoring in fire protection at CVCC, 67% are male and 33% are female.

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Best Fire Protection Colleges by State

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

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 29
Virginia 41
North Carolina 255
Florida 260
Tennessee 44
Kentucky 72
South Carolina 5
Louisiana 19
Arkansas 7
Alabama 1,020
Mississippi 1
West Virginia 91

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 47 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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