2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Idaho

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Idaho” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2020-2021, 13,766 people earned their degree in fire protection, making the major the 118th most popular in the United States. In 2019-2020, fire protection graduates who were awarded their degree in 2017-2019, earned an average of $53,963 and had an average of $19,479 in loans still to pay off.

Across Idaho, there were 19 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 13 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,761 and $18,399 respectively.

For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Idaho” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in fire protection. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their fire protection program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.

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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Idaho

The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Idaho”.

Top 6 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Fire Protection in Idaho

1

College of Eastern Idaho
Idaho Falls, Idaho

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Eastern Idaho. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Idaho list. CEI is a public institution located in Idaho Falls, Idaho. The school has a small population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Full CEI Fire Protection Report

2

North Idaho College
Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

#7 overall quality in Idaho

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend North Idaho College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Idaho list. NIC is a small school located in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho that handed out 4 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Fire Protection at NIC

3

Lewis - Clark State College
Lewiston, Idaho

#8 overall quality in Idaho

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Idaho that were part of this year’s ranking, Lewis - Clark State College landed the #3 spot on the list. Lewis - Clark State College is a small public school situated in Lewiston, Idaho. It awarded 2 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.

Read full report on Fire Protection at Lewis - Clark State College

4

Idaho State University
Pocatello, Idaho

#6 overall quality in Idaho

Out of the 6 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Idaho that were part of this year’s ranking, Idaho State University landed the #4 spot on the list. ISU is a public institution located in Pocatello, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Fire Protection at Idaho State University

5

College of Southern Idaho
Twin Falls, Idaho

#10 overall quality in Idaho

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of Southern Idaho. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Idaho list. Twin Falls, Idaho is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire protection degrees to 1 students in 2020-2021.

Read more about Fire Protection at College of Southern Idaho

6

College of Western Idaho
Nampa, Idaho

#9 overall quality in Idaho

College of Western Idaho did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in Idaho ranking, coming in at #6. College of Western Idaho is a public institution located in Nampa, Idaho. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.

Read more about Fire Protection at CWI

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Notes and References

References

• 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 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).
• Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

Footnotes

• *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
• Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.