Most Focused Fire Protection Schools in Iowa
Fire Protection is available at many schools, yet a handful of schools devote much more of their degrees to the field than the rest. To top this list, a school awards a larger share of its degrees in fire protection than other colleges that offer the major.
College Factual ranked the 4 fire protection schools in Iowa by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
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Most Focused Schools for Fire Protection in Iowa
The colleges and universities below are the most focused on fire protection in Iowa, ranked by the share of their degrees awarded in the major.
Most Focused Fire Protection Schools
The most focused school in the country for fire protection is Waldorf College. Waldorf College is a private for-profit school located in the rural area of Forest City. About 7% of the degrees Waldorf College awards are in fire protection, or about 64 graduates in the most recent year.
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Kirkwood Community College ranks #2 for fire protection by degree focus. Located in the city of Cedar Rapids, Kirkwood Community College is a public university. At this school, roughly 2% of all degrees awarded are in fire protection, or about 53 graduates in the most recent year.
See more about fire protection at Kirkwood Community College
Western Iowa Tech Community College ranks #3 for fire protection by degree focus. Set in the city of Sioux City, Western Iowa Tech Community College is a public institution. Fire Protection accounts for around 2% of the degrees granted here, or about 34 graduates in the most recent year.
Read the full fire protection report for Western Iowa Tech Community College
Des Moines Area Community College came in at #4 on our list of the most focused fire protection schools. Des Moines Area Community College is a public school located in the suburb of Ankeny. About 0.2% of the degrees Des Moines Area Community College awards are in fire protection, or about 9 graduates in the most recent year.
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Notes and References
This ranking is produced by College Factual. Schools are ranked by degree focus — the share of the school’s total degree completions that are in the program, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
- 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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
