2025 Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Oregon

Fire Protection is above average in terms of popularity with it being the #36 most popular associate degree program in the country. So, you have a fair amount of options to choose from when looking for a school.

College Factual looked at 2 colleges and universities when compiling its 2025 Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Oregon ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 63 associate degrees in fire protection during the 2022-2023 academic year.

What's on this page: * Our Methodology

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Average Early-Career Salaries

To determine the overall quality of a graduate school, one factor we look at is the average early-career salary of those receiving their associate degree from the school. After all, your associate degree won't mean much if it doesn't help you find a job that will help you earn a living.

Other Factors We Consider

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

• Major Focus - How much a school focuses on fire protection students vs. other majors.
• Major Demand - The number of fire protection students who choose to seek a associate degree at the school.
• 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.
• Student Debt - How easy is it for fire protection to pay back their student loans after receiving their associate degree.
• Accreditation - Whether a school is regionally accredited and/or accredited by a recognized fire protection related body.

Our full 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.

One Size Does Not Fit All

When choosing the right school for you, it's important to arm yourself with all the facts you can. To that end, we've created a number of major-specific rankings, including this Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Oregon list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Fire Protection in Oregon

Below you'll see a list of the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in fire protection.

Top Oregon Schools for an Associate in Fire Protection

1

Central Oregon Community College
Bend, OR

15 Annual Graduates

Central Oregon Community College is one of the best schools in the country for getting an associate degree in fire protection. COCC is a small public college located in the medium-sized city of Bend.More information about a associate in fire protection from Central Oregon Community College

2

Chemeketa Community College
Salem, OR

25 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Chemeketa Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in fire protection. Located in the suburb of Salem, Chemeketa Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.More information about a associate in fire protection from Chemeketa 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	192	1,116
Washington	131	94
Nevada	112	25
Hawaii	59	72
Alaska	54	16

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Rankings in Majors Related to Fire Protection

One of 4 majors within the Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting area of study, Fire Protection has other similar majors worth exploring.

Fire Protection Concentrations

Major	Annual Graduates
Fire Science	58
Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician	5

Most Popular Majors Related to Fire Protection

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections	102
Other Homeland Security	10
Security Science and Technology	8

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.