2024 Best Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation Associate Degree Schools in California

Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation isn't the most popular associate program in the world, but it's not the least popular either. To be more precise it ranks #508 in popularity out of 1020 majors in the country. So, you may have to do some digging around to find quality schools that offer the degree program. This list can help with that.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation Associate Degree Schools in California ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 5 associate degrees in wildl&/forest firefighting & investigation during the 2020-2021 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

• Best Associate Degree Schools List

Other Factors We Consider

The metrics below are just some of the other metrics that we use to determine our rankings.

• Major Focus - How many resources a school devotes to wildl&/forest firefighting & investigation students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other wildl&/forest firefighting & investigation students want to attend this school to pursue a associate degree.
• Educational Resources - How many resources are allocated to students. These resources may include educational expenditures per student, number of students per instructor, and graduation rate among other things.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized wildl&/forest firefighting & investigation related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for wildl&/forest firefighting & investigation students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation Associate Degree Schools in California ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation in California

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in wildl&/forest firefighting & investigation.

Top California Schools for an Associate in Wildland/Forest Firefighting and Investigation

1

Antelope Valley College
Lancaster, CA

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

1 Annual Graduates

Antelope Valley College is one of the best schools in the United States for getting an associate degree in wildl&/forest firefighting & investigation. Antelope Valley College is a large public college located in the large suburb of Lancaster.More information about a associate in wildl&/forest firefighting & investigation from Antelope Valley College

2

Reedley College
Reedley, CA

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in wildl&/forest firefighting & investigation needs to check out Reedley College. Reedley College is a moderately-sized public college located in the distant town of Reedley.More information about a associate in wildl&/forest firefighting & investigation from Reedley College

Best Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation Colleges in the Far Western US Region

Explore all the Best Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation Schools in the Far Western US Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Washington	288	10
Oregon	260	0

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Rankings in Majors Related to Wildland/Forest Firefighting and Investigation

One of 6 majors within the Fire Protection area of study, Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Majors Related to Wildland/Forest Firefighting and Investigation

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician	1,086
Fire Science	25

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.