by our College Data Analytics TeamFire Protection draws students to programs nationwide. This ranking identifies the schools that graduate the most fire protection students each year.
For its ranking, College Factual looked at how many students completed a degree in fire protection at each of the 20 schools in North Carolina that offer the program.
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The colleges and universities below are the most popular for fire protection majors in North Carolina, ranked by the number of degrees they award each year.
Fayetteville Technical Community College tops our list of the most popular fire protection schools. Set in the city of Fayetteville, Fayetteville Technical Community College is a public institution. Fayetteville Technical Community College graduated around 88 fire protection students in the most recent data year. Get the full fire protection details for Fayetteville Technical Community College
Fayetteville State University came in at #2 on our list of the most popular fire protection schools. Located in the city of Fayetteville, Fayetteville State University is a public university. Fayetteville State University graduated around 33 fire protection students in the most recent data year. Get the full fire protection details for Fayetteville State University
Cleveland Community College ranks #3 for fire protection by yearly graduations. Set in the town of Shelby, Cleveland Community College is a public institution. This school awarded about 25 fire protection degrees in the most recent year. Get the full fire protection details for Cleveland Community College
A rank of #4 makes Rowan Cabarrus Community College one of the most popular schools for fire protection. Set in the suburb of Salisbury, Rowan Cabarrus Community College is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 18 students earned a degree in fire protection from this school. Read the full fire protection report for Rowan Cabarrus Community College
Central Piedmont Community College ranks #5 for fire protection by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public institution. This school awarded about 16 fire protection degrees in the most recent year. Read the full fire protection report for Central Piedmont Community College
Gaston College ranked #6 on our list of the most popular fire protection schools. Gaston College is a public school located in the suburb of Dallas. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 16 students earned a degree in fire protection from this school. See more about fire protection at Gaston College
Guilford Technical Community College ranked #7 on our list of the most popular fire protection schools. Located in the suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public university. This school awarded about 16 fire protection degrees in the most recent year. Read the full fire protection report for Guilford Technical Community College
Sandhills Community College ranked #8 on our list of the most popular fire protection schools. Sandhills Community College is a public school located in the rural area of Pinehurst. Sandhills Community College graduated around 15 fire protection students in the most recent data year. See more about fire protection at Sandhills Community College
Mitchell Community College landed the #9 spot among the most popular fire protection schools. Mitchell Community College is a public school located in the town of Statesville. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 12 students earned a degree in fire protection from this school. Get the full fire protection details for Mitchell Community College
Alamance Community College comes in at #10 for fire protection this year. Alamance Community College is a public school located in the suburb of Graham. This school awarded about 11 fire protection degrees in the most recent year. Get the full fire protection details for Alamance Community College
Blue Ridge Community College Flat Rock landed the #11 spot among the most popular fire protection schools. Set in the suburb of Flat Rock, Blue Ridge Community College Flat Rock is a public institution. Blue Ridge Community College Flat Rock graduated around 10 fire protection students in the most recent data year. See more about fire protection at Blue Ridge Community College Flat Rock
Methodist University ranked #12 on our list of the most popular fire protection schools. Set in the city of Fayetteville, Methodist University is a private not-for-profit institution. This school awarded about 10 fire protection degrees in the most recent year. Get the full fire protection details for Methodist University
Catawba Valley Community College ranked #13 on our list of the most popular fire protection schools. Located in the city of Hickory, Catawba Valley Community College is a public university. Catawba Valley Community College graduated around 8 fire protection students in the most recent data year. Get the full fire protection details for Catawba Valley Community College
Coastal Carolina Community College placed #14 for fire protection by yearly graduations. Set in the city of Jacksonville, Coastal Carolina Community College is a public institution. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 7 students earned a degree in fire protection from this school. Read the full fire protection report for Coastal Carolina Community College
Johnston Community College comes in at #15 for fire protection this year. Located in the town of Smithfield, Johnston Community College is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 5 students earned a degree in fire protection from this school. Get the full fire protection details for Johnston Community College
Randolph Community College placed #16 for fire protection by yearly graduations. Located in the town of Asheboro, Randolph Community College is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 5 students earned a degree in fire protection from this school. Get the full fire protection details for Randolph Community College
Cape Fear Community College comes in at #17 for fire protection this year. Located in the city of Wilmington, Cape Fear Community College is a public university. During the most recent year for which we have data, roughly 4 students earned a degree in fire protection from this school. See more about fire protection at Cape Fear Community College
Davidson County Community College placed #18 for fire protection by yearly graduations. Davidson County Community College is a public school located in the rural area of Thomasville. This school awarded about 3 fire protection degrees in the most recent year. See more about fire protection at Davidson County Community College
Durham Technical Community College comes in at #19 for fire protection this year. Set in the city of Durham, Durham Technical Community College is a public institution. Durham Technical Community College graduated around 3 fire protection students in the most recent data year. Read the full fire protection report for Durham Technical Community College
Nash Community College landed the #20 spot among the most popular fire protection schools. Nash Community College is a public school located in the rural area of Rocky Mount. This school awarded about 1 fire protection degrees in the most recent year. See more about fire protection at Nash Community College
This list is compiled by College Factual. The ranking reflects yearly graduations in the major, drawn from the U.S. Department of Education (IPEDS).
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