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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Major” ranking - to help you make that decision.
Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician is the 299th most popular major in the country with 3,862 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
At the associate degree level specifically, there were 1,818 fire prevention & safety technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,431 and $15,731 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Major” ranking looked at 165 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fire prevention & safety technology/technician. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their fire prevention & safety technology/technician program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree fire prevention and safety technology/technician students.
Out of the 165 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Columbia College landed the #1 spot on the list. Columbia Junior College is a small public school situated in Sonora, California. It awarded 18 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees in 2021-2022.
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Out of the 165 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Major that were part of this year’s ranking, North Shore Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Danvers, Massachusetts, and it awarded 35 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Out of the 165 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Rio Hondo College landed the #3 spot on the list. RHCCD is located in Whittier, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 77 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees to qualified students.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.9% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Out of the 165 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Major that were part of this year’s ranking, Cleveland Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Cleveland Community College is located in Shelby, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 22 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees to qualified students.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Siskiyous. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Major list. Weed, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees to 4 students in 2021-2022.
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Mission College ranked #6 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Major list. Mission College is a medium-sized public school situated in Santa Clara, California. It awarded 40 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Lake Tahoe Community College landed the #7 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Major ranking. Lake Tahoe Community College is a public institution located in South Lake Tahoe, California. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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Oxnard College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Major ranking. Located in Oxnard, California, this medium-sized public school handed out 51 diplomas to qualified associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician students in 2021-2022.
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Los Medanos College landed the #9 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Major ranking. Los Medanos is located in Pittsburg, California and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 30 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees to qualified students.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.8%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Las Positas College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Major ranking. Las Positas College is a public institution located in Livermore, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 25 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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Lassen Community College ranked #11 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Major list. Located in Susanville, California, this small public school handed out 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician students in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Palomar College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Major ranking, coming in at #12. This fairly large school is located in San Marcos, California, and it awarded 51 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees in 2021-2022.
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San Diego Miramar College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Major ranking, coming in at #13. This fairly large school is located in San Diego, California, and it awarded 28 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.8% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Mount Wachusett Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Major list. MWCC is a small public school situated in Gardner, Massachusetts. It awarded 6 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.1%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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College of San Mateo landed the #15 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Major ranking. This medium-sized school is located in San Mateo, California, and it awarded 14 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.9%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #16, Copper Mountain Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Major list. Joshua Tree, California is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees to 2 students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Middlesex Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Major ranking, coming in at #17. This medium-sized school is located in Bedford, Massachusetts, and it awarded 12 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 2.4% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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Springfield Technical Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Major ranking. Springfield Technical Community College is a small school located in Springfield, Massachusetts that handed out 15 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.2%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #19, Rogue Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Major list. Rogue Community College is a small school located in Grants Pass, Oregon that handed out 10 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Moreno Valley College landed the #20 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Major ranking. Moreno Valley College is a medium-sized school located in Moreno Valley, California that handed out 27 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.7%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Crafton Hills College came in at #21 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Major ranking. CHC is a public institution located in Yucaipa, California. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 24 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
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Mt. San Antonio College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Major ranking, coming in at #22. This large school is located in Walnut, California, and it awarded 77 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.2% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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With a ranking of #23, Cape Cod Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Major list. This small school is located in West Barnstable, Massachusetts, and it awarded 3 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 3.5%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. The undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.
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Santa Ana College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Major ranking, coming in at #24. SAC is a large public school situated in Santa Ana, California. It awarded 67 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees in 2021-2022.
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With a ranking of #25, Lake Superior College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Major list. Located in Duluth, Minnesota, this small public school awarded 7 diplomas to qualified associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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