by our College Data Analytics Team
It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual has developed its “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2021-2022, 13,901 people earned their degree in fire protection, making the major the 118th most popular in the United States. In , fire protection graduates who were awarded their degree in , earned an average of $47,929 and had an average of $17,155 in loans still to pay off.
Across North Carolina, there were 343 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $26,240 and $20,418 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 156 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,318 and $17,791 respectively.
For this year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina” ranking, we looked at 22 colleges that offer a degree in fire protection. This a ranking of the schools where the largest percentage of students has enrolled in fire protection.
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The colleges and universities below are the best for north carolina associate degree fire protection students.
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Cleveland Community College landed the #1 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 protection degrees to qualified students.
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Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Davidson County Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This small school is located in Thomasville, North Carolina, and it awarded 5 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2021-2022.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Fayetteville Technical Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina list. Fayetteville, North Carolina is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire protection degrees to 30 students in 2021-2022.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Blue Ridge Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina. Blue Ridge Community College is a small public school situated in Flat Rock, North Carolina. It awarded 8 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Out of the 22 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Guilford Technical Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Guilford Technical Community College is a fairly large school located in Jamestown, North Carolina that handed out 14 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2021-2022.
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With a ranking of #6, Mitchell Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina list. Mitchell Community College is a small school located in Statesville, North Carolina that handed out 2 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2021-2022.
Coastal Carolina Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina list. Coastal Carolina Community College is located in Jacksonville, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 associates’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
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Rowan-Cabarrus Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina list. Located in Salisbury, North Carolina, this medium-sized public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s fire protection students in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 2.3%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Central Piedmont Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina list. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large school located in Charlotte, North Carolina that handed out 18 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.2%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
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Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College landed the #10 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina ranking. A-B Tech is a medium-sized public school situated in Asheville, North Carolina. It awarded 1 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2021-2022.
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Catawba Valley Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina ranking. Located in Hickory, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified associates’s fire protection students in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 4.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Forsyth Technical Community College landed the #12 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina ranking. Forsyth Tech is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 associates’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
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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Gaston College landed the #13 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina ranking. Dallas, North Carolina is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire protection degrees to 8 students in 2021-2022.
With a ranking of #14, Alamance Community College did quite well on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina list. ACC is located in Graham, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 3 associates’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
Durham Technical Community College ranked #15 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina list. Durham Technical Community College is a public institution located in Durham, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The impressive undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio of 7 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.0% 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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Johnston Community College landed the #16 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina ranking. Johnston Community College is a small school located in Smithfield, North Carolina that handed out 5 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2021-2022.
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Cape Fear Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #17. This fairly large school is located in Wilmington, North Carolina, and it awarded 6 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2021-2022.
The low undergrad student loan default rate of 4.1% 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%.
Wake Technical Community College landed the #18 spot on the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina ranking. Wake Technical Community College is a public institution located in Raleigh, North Carolina. The school has a large population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 4.4%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
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Rockingham Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #19. Rockingham Community College is a small school located in Wentworth, North Carolina that handed out 0 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2021-2022.
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Wilson Community College came in at #19 in this year’s edition of the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina ranking. This small school is located in Wilson, North Carolina, and it awarded 0 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 3.9%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Sandhills Community College did quite well in the 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina ranking, coming in at #19. SCC is located in Pinehurst, North Carolina and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 2 associates’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
Nash Community College ranked #19 on this year’s Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Fire Protection Major in North Carolina list. Located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina, this small public school handed out 4 diplomas to qualified associates’s fire protection students in 2021-2022.
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