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2023 Most Popular Fire Protection Undergraduate Certificate Schools in Texas

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

Finding the Best Fire Protection Undergraduate Certificate School for You

In 2020-2021, 220 degrees and certificates were awarded to fire protection students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #147 most popular major in the state.

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.

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 Texas ranking. This report analyzed 16 schools in Texas 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 colleges and universities below are the most popular for fire protection majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

#1

North Central Texas College

Gainesville, TX

Our 2023 rankings named North Central Texas College the most popular school in Texas for fire protection students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the town of Gainesville, NCTC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

Of the 105 students majoring in fire protection at NCTC, 80% are male and 20% are female.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, fire protection majors at NCTC accumulate an average of around $11,917 in student debt.

Full Fire Protection at North Central Texas College Report

A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Collin County Community College District is a great place for fire protection students working on their undergraduate certificate. Located in the midsize suburb of McKinney, Collin County Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 12% of the fire protection majors at the school.

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#3

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, TX

The in-demand undergraduate certificate programs at Del Mar College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular fire protection schools in Texas. Located in the large city of Corpus Christi, DMC is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 31 students majoring in fire protection at DMC, 84% are male and 16% are female.

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Out of the 16 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, El Paso Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. El Paso Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of El Paso.

Of the 22 students majoring in fire protection at El Paso Community College, 95% are male and 5% are female.

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#5

Blinn College

Brenham, TX

Out of the 16 schools in Texas that were part of this year’s ranking, Blinn College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the distant town of Brenham, Blinn College is a public college with a large student population.

Of the 21 students majoring in fire protection at Blinn College, 95% are male and 5% are female.

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#6

Navarro College

Corsicana, TX

Navarro College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate fire protection programs. Located in the town of Corsicana, Navarro College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

While working on their Undergraduate Certificate, fire protection majors at Navarro College accumulate an average of around $10,574 in student debt.

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#7

El Centro College

Dallas, TX

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

About 57% of the students majoring in fire protection at the school are women while 43% are male.

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#8

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, TX

Tyler Junior 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 #8 on the list. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Tyler.

Full Fire Protection at Tyler Junior College Report

San Jacinto Community 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 #9 on the list. San Jacinto College is a very large public school located in the large suburb of Pasadena.

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

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#10

Central Texas College

Killeen, TX

Central Texas College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular undergraduate certificate fire protection programs. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Killeen, Central Texas College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

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State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 41
Oklahoma 42
New Mexico 37

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 16 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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