by our College Data Analytics Team
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Fire Protection is the 118th most popular major in the country with 13,766 degrees awarded in 2020-2021. 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 the Southwest region, there were 1,477 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $43,092 and $9,988 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 324 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $35,810 and $18,681 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 51 colleges that offer a degree in fire protection. That schools that top this list have a program in fire protection in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree fire protection students.
Out of the 51 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus landed the #1 spot on the list. This small school is located in Los Alamos, New Mexico, and it awarded 2 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Coconino Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region. Flagstaff, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire protection degrees to 16 students in 2020-2021.
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Out of the 51 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Weatherford College landed the #3 spot on the list. Weatherford College is a medium-sized school located in Weatherford, Texas that handed out 14 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region list. Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus is a small public school situated in Ruidoso, New Mexico. It awarded 1 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Southwestern Oklahoma State University. The school came in at #5 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region. Weatherford, Oklahoma is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire protection degrees to 12 students in 2020-2021.
Midland College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Midland, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire protection degrees to 7 students in 2020-2021.
Kilgore College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Kilgore, Texas, and it awarded 6 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
New Mexico State University - Dona Ana came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, and it awarded 8 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #9, Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region list. OSU-OKC is a public institution located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. The school has a small population, and it awarded 5 associates’s degrees in 2020-2021.
Mohave Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Kingman, Arizona is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire protection degrees to 5 students in 2020-2021.
Northland Pioneer College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #11. Located in Holbrook, Arizona, this small public school handed out 3 degrees to qualified associates’s fire protection students in 2020-2021.
El Paso Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. El Paso Community College is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 23 associates’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
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Hill College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Hillsboro, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire protection degrees to 4 students in 2020-2021.
Blinn College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region list. Blinn College is a fairly large public school situated in Brenham, Texas. It awarded 16 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #15, Trinity Valley Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region list. Trinity Valley Community College is a medium-sized school located in Athens, Texas that handed out 7 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
College of the Mainland landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Located in Texas City, Texas, this small public school handed out 6 diplomas to qualified associates’s fire protection students in 2020-2021.
Del Mar College came in at #17 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Del Mar College is located in Corpus Christi, Texas and, has a fairly large student population. In 2020-2021, this school awarded 8 associates’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
Yavapai College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #18. Yavapai College is a medium-sized school located in Prescott, Arizona that handed out 8 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
San Antonio College landed the #19 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region ranking. This fairly large school is located in San Antonio, Texas, and it awarded 16 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Tulsa Community College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region ranking. Tulsa Community College is a fairly large school located in Tulsa, Oklahoma that handed out 9 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
Read full report on Fire Protection at Tulsa Community College
Austin Community College District ranked #21 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region list. Austin Community College District is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 18 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
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With a ranking of #22, Lone Star College System did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in The Woodlands, Texas, this large public school awarded 34 degrees to qualified associates’s fire protection students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #23, Tyler Junior College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region list. Located in Tyler, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s fire protection students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #24, Central New Mexico Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region list. Albuquerque, New Mexico is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire protection degrees to 25 students in 2020-2021.
With a ranking of #25, Navarro College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in the Southwest Region list. Navarro College is a medium-sized public school situated in Corsicana, Texas. It awarded 3 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2020-2021.
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