2026 Rankings
Best Wildland Firefighter Schools
Data-driven rankings of 11 trade colleges with Wildland Firefighter programs. No paid placements.
11 Schools RankedPowered by IPEDS Data
Showing 1–11 of 11 schools
#1
78.0/ 100
Fox Valley Technical College
Appleton, WI · Public Institution
Grad Rate:64%
Student-Faculty:6:1
Wildland Firefighter Programs:2
Avg Tuition:N/A
Financial Aid:48%
#2
71.0/ 100
Central New Mexico Community College
Albuquerque, NM · Public Institution
Grad Rate:32%
Student-Faculty:8:1
Wildland Firefighter Programs:1
Avg Tuition:N/A
Financial Aid:92%
#3
53.5/ 100
Victor Valley College
Victorville, CA · Public Institution
Grad Rate:25%
Student-Faculty:7:1
Wildland Firefighter Programs:1
Avg Tuition:N/A
Financial Aid:100%
#4
52.5/ 100
Reedley College
Reedley, CA · Public Institution
Grad Rate:29%
Student-Faculty:12:1
Wildland Firefighter Programs:1
Avg Tuition:N/A
Financial Aid:95%
#5
46.0/ 100
Minnesota North College
Hibbing, MN · Public Institution
Grad Rate:40%
Student-Faculty:14:1
Wildland Firefighter Programs:1
Avg Tuition:N/A
Financial Aid:83%
#6
44.5/ 100
GateWay Community College-Central City
Phoenix, AZ · Public Institution
Grad Rate:43%
Student-Faculty:21:1
Wildland Firefighter Programs:1
Avg Tuition:$4,435
Financial Aid:48%
#7
40.0/ 100
Central Oregon Community College
Bend, OR · Public Institution
Grad Rate:25%
Student-Faculty:9:1
Wildland Firefighter Programs:2
Avg Tuition:N/A
Financial Aid:84%
#8
39.5/ 100
Porterville College
Porterville, CA · Public Institution
Grad Rate:30%
Student-Faculty:14:1
Wildland Firefighter Programs:1
Avg Tuition:N/A
Financial Aid:95%
#9
29.0/ 100
Allan Hancock College
Santa Maria, CA · Public Institution
Grad Rate:24%
Student-Faculty:18:1
Wildland Firefighter Programs:2
Avg Tuition:N/A
Financial Aid:74%
#10
18.5/ 100
Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College
Ruidoso, NM · Public Institution
Grad Rate:24%
Student-Faculty:9:1
Wildland Firefighter Programs:1
Avg Tuition:N/A
Financial Aid:63%
#11
16.5/ 100
Coconino Community College
Flagstaff, AZ · Public Institution
Grad Rate:16%
Student-Faculty:12:1
Wildland Firefighter Programs:1
Avg Tuition:N/A
Financial Aid:63%
Rankings evaluate trade and vocational colleges offering Wildland Firefighter programs using six weighted metrics derived from federal IPEDS data. Percentile ranks are computed within the Wildland Firefighter group specifically.
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