2024 Best Fire Protection Schools in Oregon

If you plan on majoring in fire protection, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #118 in the country in terms of popularity. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

For its 2024 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Oregon to determine which ones were the best for fire protection students pursuing a degree. Combined, these schools handed out 153 degrees in fire protection to qualified students.

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• Best Overall Fire Protection Schools List

Fire Protection Rankings by Degree Level

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Fire Protection Schools in Oregon ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision. More interested in schools in a specific area of the country? Filter this list by region or state.

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Best Schools for Fire Protection in Oregon

If you aren't interested in a particular degree level and want to know which schools are the overall best at delivering an education for the fire protection degrees they offer, see the list below.

Top Oregon Schools in Fire Protection

1

Chemeketa Community College
Salem, OR

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Chemeketa Community College is a great choice for students pursuing a degree in fire protection. Chemeketa Community College is a medium-sized public college located in the midsize suburb of Salem.More information about a degree in fire protection from Chemeketa Community College

2

Central Oregon Community College
Bend, OR

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

15.4% Growth in Graduates

It is difficult to beat Central Oregon Community College if you want to pursue a degree in fire protection. COCC is a small public college located in the small city of Bend.More information about a degree in fire protection from Central Oregon Community College

Best Fire Protection Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Fire Protection Colleges in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
California	330	1,183
Washington	300	94
Nevada	192	35
Hawaii	164	72
Alaska	119	16

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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 Science	88
Fire Services Administration	39
Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician	26

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Most Popular Majors Related to Fire Protection

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections	502
Other Homeland Security	70
Homeland Security	2
Security Science and Technology	1

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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.