by our College Data Analytics Team
When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
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 North Carolina, there were 419 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,240 and $27,000 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 187 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,987 and $17,467 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina” ranking, we looked at 22 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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The fire protection school you choose to invest your time and money in matters. To help you make the decision that is right for you, we’ve developed a number of major-specific rankings, including this list of “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina”.
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The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina”.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Cleveland Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina list. Cleveland Community College is a small public school situated in Shelby, North Carolina. It awarded 20 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Davidson County Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina list. Located in Thomasville, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 14 degrees to qualified associates’s fire protection students in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fayetteville Technical Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina list. Located in Fayetteville, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school awarded 32 degrees to qualified associates’s fire protection students in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Blue Ridge Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina. Blue Ridge Community College is a public institution located in Flat Rock, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Guilford Technical Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Guilford Technical Community College is a medium-sized school located in Jamestown, North Carolina that handed out 22 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
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Mitchell Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #6. This small school is located in Statesville, North Carolina, and it awarded 6 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
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Coastal Carolina Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina ranking. Coastal Carolina Community College is located in Jacksonville, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 10 associates’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
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With a ranking of #8, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina list. Salisbury, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire protection degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
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Central Piedmont Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #9. Charlotte, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire protection degrees to 18 students in 2020-2021.
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Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina ranking. Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College is a medium-sized school located in Asheville, North Carolina that handed out 4 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
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Catawba Valley Community College came in at #11 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina ranking. Catawba Valley Community College is located in Hickory, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 5 associates’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
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Forsyth Technical Community College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, and it awarded 7 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Full Forsyth Technical Community College Fire Protection Report
Gaston College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #13. This small school is located in Dallas, North Carolina, and it awarded 7 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Alamance Community College landed the #14 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina ranking. This small school is located in Graham, North Carolina, and it awarded 4 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Durham Technical Community College landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina ranking. Durham Technical Community College is a public institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.
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Johnston Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina ranking. Johnston Community College is a small public school situated in Smithfield, North Carolina. It awarded 3 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Cape Fear Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #17. CFCC is a fairly large school located in Wilmington, North Carolina that handed out 5 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Wake Technical Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina ranking. Wake Technical Community College is located in Raleigh, North Carolina and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 9 associates’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
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Rockingham Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina list. Rockingham Community College is a small public school situated in Wentworth, North Carolina. It awarded 0 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Wilson Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina list. WCC is located in Wilson, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 0 associates’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
Sandhills Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #19. Sandhills Community College is a small school located in Pinehurst, North Carolina that handed out 0 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Nash Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina list. Nash Community College is a public institution located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 0 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
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