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2025 Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region

3 Colleges in the Plains States Region
168 Associate Degrees
$63,520 Avg Early-Career Salary
If you plan on getting your associate degree in fire protection, you won't be alone since the degree program is ranked #36 in the country in terms of popularity. As a result, there are many college that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 3 schools in the Plains States Region to determine which ones were the best for fire protection students pursuing a associate degree. Combined, these schools handed out 168 associate degrees in fire protection to qualified students.

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Choosing a Great Fire Protection School for Your Associate Degree

Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region Your choice of fire protection for getting your associate degree school matters. This section explores some of the factors we include in our ranking and how much they vary depending on the school you select. To make it into this list, a school must excel in the following areas.

A Great Overall School

The overall quality of a associate degree school is important to ensure a quality education, not just how well they do in a particular major. To make it into this list a school must rank well in our overall Best Colleges ranking. This ranking considered factors such as graduation rates, overall graduate earnings and other educational resources to identify great colleges and universities.

Early-Career Earnings

Average early-career salary of those graduating with their associate degree is one indicator we use in our analysis to find the schools that offer the highest-quality education. That is, everyone wants their associate degree to be worth something, and salaries are one measure of determining that.

Other Factors We Consider

In addition to the above, you should consider some of the following factors:

Our full ranking methodology documents in more detail how we consider these factors to identify the best colleges for fire protection students working on their associate degree.

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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 the Plains States Region list to help you make the college decision.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Fire Protection in the Plains States Region

Learn about the top ranked colleges and universities for fire protection students seeking a an associate degree.

Top Plains States Region Schools for an Associate in Fire Protection

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Waldorf University
Forest City, IA

Every student who is interested in an associate degree in fire protection has to look into Waldorf University. Located in the rural area of Forest City, Waldorf is a private for-profit university with a small student population.

Associate recipients from the fire protection major at Waldorf University get $12,513 above the average graduate in this field when they enter the workforce.

More information about a associate in fire protection from Waldorf University

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12 Annual Graduates

Any student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in fire protection has to check out Johnson County Community College. Located in the midsize city of Overland Park, JCCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.More information about a associate in fire protection from Johnson County Community College

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Any student who is interested in an associate degree in fire protection needs to check out Hutchinson Community College. Located in the town of Hutchinson, Hutchinson Community College is a public college with a small student population.

Students who graduate with their associate from the fire protection program state that they receive average early career wages of $51,007.

More information about a associate in fire protection from Hutchinson Community College

Best Fire Protection Colleges by State

Explore the best fire protection colleges for a specific state in the Plains States Region .

State Colleges Degrees Awarded
Minnesota 151 35
Kansas 146 61
Missouri 117 23
Iowa 116 51
Nebraska 98 12

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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 112
Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician 31
Fire Services Administration 25

Related Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections 1,045
Security Science and Technology 30
Homeland Security 24
Other Homeland Security 1

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