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2022 Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky

4 Colleges in Kentucky
18 Associate Degrees
Fire Protection is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #33 most popular associate degree program in the country. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

In 2022, College Factual analyzed 4 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky ranking. Combined, these schools handed out 18 associate degrees in fire protection to qualified students.

Jump to one of the following sections: * Our Methodology

Choosing a Great Fire Protection School for Your Associate Degree

Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky Your choice of fire protection for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a good education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

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

Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we've developed a number of rankings, including this Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Kentucky list, to help you choose the best school for you.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Fire Protection in Kentucky

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

Top Kentucky Schools for an Associate in Fire Protection

6 Annual Graduates

Jefferson Community and Technical College is a good option for individuals pursuing an associate degree in fire protection. Located in the large city of Louisville, Jefferson Community and Technical College is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in fire protection from Jefferson Community and Technical College

4 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in fire protection needs to look into Gateway Community and Technical College. Located in the large suburb of Florence, Gateway is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in fire protection from Gateway Community and Technical College

2 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in fire protection has to check out West Kentucky Community and Technical College. Located in the town of Paducah, West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a public college with a small student population.More information about a associate in fire protection from West Kentucky Community and Technical College

1 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Ashland Community and Technical College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in fire protection. ACTC is a small public college located in the city of Ashland.More information about a associate in fire protection from Ashland Community and 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 138 3
North Carolina 125 140
Georgia 120 41
Florida 115 187
Virginia 96 24
Arkansas 95 16
Tennessee 94 30
West Virginia 93 36
Louisiana 70 25
South Carolina 69 3
Alabama 68 647

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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 Science 18

Related Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections 218

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.

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