2025 Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in Kansas

If you pursue a associate degree in fire science, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #66 most popular program in the country. So, there are lots of possibilities to explore when you're trying to determine where you want to get your degree.

For its 2025 ranking, College Factual looked at 2 schools in Kansas to determine which ones were the best for fire science students pursuing a associate degree. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 65 associate degrees in fire science during the 2022-2023 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 science students as compared to other majors.
• Major Demand - How many other fire science 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 science related body.

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

More Ways to Rank Fire Science Schools

The fire science 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 Science Associate Degree Schools in Kansas.

Best Schools for Associate Students to Study Fire Science in Kansas

The following list ranks the best colleges and universities for pursuing an associate degree in fire science.

Top Kansas Schools for an Associate in Fire Science

1

Johnson County Community College
Overland Park, KS

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

12 Annual Graduates

Every student pursuing a degree in an associate degree in fire science has to take a look at Johnson County Community College. JCCC is a fairly large public college located in the medium-sized city of Overland Park.More information about a associate in fire science from Johnson County Community College

2

Hutchinson Community College
Hutchinson, KS

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

33 Annual Graduates

It's hard to beat Hutchinson Community College if you want to pursue an associate degree in fire science. Hutchinson Community College is a small public college located in the town of Hutchinson.More information about a associate in fire science from Hutchinson Community College

Best Fire Science Colleges in the Plains States Region

Explore all the Best Fire Science Schools in the Plains States Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Minnesota	299	10
Missouri	210	15
Iowa	200	11
Nebraska	163	12

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Fire Science Related Rankings by Major

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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.