2022 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Fire Protection in New Mexico

An associate degree in fire protection is more popular than many other degrees. In fact, it ranks #33 out of 312 on popularity of all such degrees in the nation. As a result, there are many colleges that offer the degree, making your choice of school a hard one.

College Factual looked at 8 colleges and universities when compiling its 2022 Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Fire Protection in New Mexico ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 33 associate degrees in fire protection during the 2019-2020 academic year.

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Choosing a Great Fire Protection School for Your Associate Degree

Your choice of school for getting your associate degree in fire protection matters. One of the reasons we created our Most Popular Associate Degree Colleges for Fire Protection in New Mexico ranking is to help you make that choice.

While being high in popularity does not always mean a school has a quality fire protection program, it is a sign that a large number of students choose the school. This may be due to it being a great value, it offering a stellar educational experience, or the subject is a major focus of the school.

One Size Does Not Fit All

This is not our only ranking, nor the only degree level we have ranked. In addition to this ranking, you may want to take at the rankings for different degree levels as called out above. You can also narrow your search by location by filtering for a certain area of the country. Plus, you can view our other rankings for fire protection.

Most Popular Schools for Associate Students to Study Fire Protection in New Mexico

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

Most Well Attended Schools for Fire Protection Students Working on Their Associate

1

Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, NM

18 Annual Associate Degrees

#1 Best Quality In NM

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Central New Mexico Community College is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting an associate degree in fire protection. CNM is a very large public college located in the city of Albuquerque. This isn't the only ranking where the school placed. It's also #1 in quality for associate degrees in fire protection in New Mexico.

There were about 18 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at CNM in the most recent data year.

Students who graduate with their associate from the fire protection program report average early career income of $30,900.

More information about a associate in fire protection from Central New Mexico Community College

2

New Mexico State University - Dona Ana
Las Cruces, NM

7 Annual Associate Degrees

#2 Best Quality In NM

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

New Mexico State University - Dona Ana is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting an associate degree in fire protection. Located in the rural area of Las Cruces, NMSU Dona Ana is a public university with a moderately-sized student population. Potential students might also be interested to know that the school ranks #2 in quality for associate degrees in fire protection in New Mexico.

There were approximately 7 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at NMSU Dona Ana in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a associate in fire protection from New Mexico State University - Dona Ana

3

Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus
Ruidoso, NM

4 Annual Associate Degrees

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Any student who is interested in an associate degree in fire protection has to look into Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus. ENMU - Ruidoso Campus is a small public university located in the town of Ruidoso.

There were approximately 4 fire protection students who graduated with this degree at ENMU - Ruidoso Campus in the most recent data year.

More information about a associate in fire protection from Eastern New Mexico University - Ruidoso Campus

4

University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus
Los Alamos, NM

3 Annual Associate Degrees

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus is one of the most popular schools in the country for getting an associate degree in fire protection. Located in the town of Los Alamos, UNM Los Alamos is a public university with a fairly small student population.

There were about 3 fire protection individuals who graduated with this degree at UNM Los Alamos in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a associate in fire protection from University of New Mexico - Los Alamos Campus

5

San Juan College
Farmington, NM

1 Annual Associate Degrees

Associate Degree Highest Degree Type

Located in the small city of Farmington, SJC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

There were roughly 1 fire protection individuals who graduated with this degree at SJC in the most recent year we have data available.

More information about a associate in fire protection from San Juan College

6

Luna Community College
Las Vegas, NM

Luna Community College is a fairly small public college located in the rural area of Las Vegas. More information about a associate in fire protection from Luna Community College

6

Northern New Mexico College
Espanola, NM

Northern New Mexico College is a small public college located in the town of Espanola. More information about a associate in fire protection from Northern New Mexico College

6

Clovis Community College
Clovis, NM

Located in the town of Clovis, Clovis Community College is a public college with a small student population. More information about a associate in fire protection from Clovis Community College

Best Fire Protection Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Fire Protection Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State	Colleges	Degrees Awarded
Texas	192	253
Arizona	165	45
Oklahoma	135	52

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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	22
Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician	9
Fire/Arson Investigation & Prevention	1
Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation	1

Majors Similar to Fire Protection

Related Major	Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections	207
Homeland Security	7
Other Homeland Security	1

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.