2024 Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Georgia

If you plan on getting your associate degree in fire protection, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #36 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Georgia to determine which ones were the best for fire protection students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 27 associate degrees in fire protection during the 2020-2021 academic year.

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Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to fire protection students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other fire protection students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - The amount of money and other resources allocated to students while they are pursuing their degree. These resources include such things as number of students per instructor and education expenditures per student.
• Student Debt - How much debt fire protection students go into to obtain their associate degree and how well they are able to pay back that debt.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized fire protection related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best schools for fire protection students working on their associate degree.

More Ways to Rank Fire Protection Schools

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 the Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Georgia.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Fire Protection in Georgia

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for fire protection students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Georgia Schools for an Associate in Fire Protection

1

Albany Technical College
Albany, GA

8 Annual Graduates

Albany Technical College is one of the finest schools in the country for getting an associate degree in fire protection. Albany Technical College is a small public college located in the small city of Albany.More information about a associate in fire protection from Albany Technical College

2

Southern Crescent Technical College
Griffin, GA

1 Annual Graduates

It is hard to beat Southern Crescent Technical College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in fire protection. Located in the large suburb of Griffin, Southern Crescent Technical College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in fire protection from Southern Crescent Technical College

2

Wiregrass Georgia Technical College
Valdosta, GA

2 Annual Graduates

It's difficult to beat Wiregrass Georgia Technical College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in fire protection. Located in the small suburb of Valdosta, Wiregrass Georgia Technical College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in fire protection from Wiregrass Georgia Technical College

3

Augusta Technical College
Augusta, GA

1 Annual Graduates

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in fire protection needs to look into Augusta Technical College. Augusta Technical College is a small public college located in the city of Augusta.More information about a associate in fire protection from Augusta Technical College

Best Fire Protection Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Fire Protection Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Mississippi	143	1
Florida	121	182
North Carolina	120	187
Arkansas	105	7
Tennessee	102	43
Virginia	97	16
West Virginia	92	54
Kentucky	90	22
Louisiana	80	19
South Carolina	77	3
Alabama	69	493

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Fire Protection Related Rankings by Major

Fire Protection is one of 4 different types of Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting programs to choose from.

Fire Protection Focus Areas

Major	Annual Graduates
Fire Services Administration	23
Fire Science	4

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections	646
Homeland Security	22
Security Science and Technology	7

Notes and References

• The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
• 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.