2024 Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician is of the hottest associate degree programs in the United States, coming in as the #71 most popular major in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.

In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 28 associate degrees in fire prevention & safety technology/technician 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 fire prevention & safety technology/technician students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other fire prevention & safety technology/technician 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 fire prevention & safety technology/technician related body.

Our complete ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for fire prevention & safety technology/technician students working on their associate degree.

One Size Does Not Fit All

The fire prevention and safety technology/technician 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 Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician in the Plains States Region

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in fire prevention & safety technology/technician.

Top Plains States Region Schools for an Associate in Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician

1

Hennepin Technical College
Brooklyn Park, MN

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

6 Annual Graduates

It is difficult to beat Hennepin Technical College if you wish to pursue an associate degree in fire prevention & safety technology/technician. Hennepin Technical College is a small public college located in the suburb of Brooklyn Park.More information about a associate in fire prevention & safety technology/technician from Hennepin Technical College

2

Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City
Kansas City, MO

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

8 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City if you wish to pursue an associate degree in fire prevention & safety technology/technician. MCC is a fairly large public college located in the city of Kansas City.More information about a associate in fire prevention & safety technology/technician from Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City

Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Colleges by State

Explore the best fire prevention & safety technology/technician colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	299	20
Kansas	275	0
Missouri	210	8

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Rankings in Majors Related to Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician

One of 6 majors within the Fire Protection area of study, Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician has other similar majors worth exploring.

Most Popular Related Majors

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Fire Science	109
Fire Services Administration	45

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.