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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Occupational Safety & Health Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

11 Ranked Colleges
194 Degrees Awarded
$6,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Occupational Safety & Health Technology is the 210th most popular major in the country with 3,416 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 392 occupational safety and health technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 194 occupational safety and health technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking, we looked at 11 colleges that offer a degree in occupational safety and health technology/technician. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent occupational safety and health technology/technician programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the occupational safety and health technology/technician program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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The osha 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 “Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k”.

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Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k.

Top 11 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Occupational Safety & Health Technology (Income $30-$48k) in the Southwest Region

#1

College of the Mainland

Texas City, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend College of the Mainland. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. College of the Mainland is a small school located in Texas City, Texas that handed out 8 associates’s OSHA degrees in 2019-2020.

COM also took the #1 spot in our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $1,101 for southwest region associate degree osha students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend College of the Mainland.

Read full report on Occupational Safety & Health Technology at College of the Mainland

#2

Odessa College

Odessa, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Odessa College landed the #2 spot on the list. Located in Odessa, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 29 degrees to qualified associates’s OSHA students in 2019-2020.

Odessa College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,129 for southwest region associate degree osha students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Odessa College.

Full Odessa College Occupational Safety & Health Technology Report

#3

Lee College

Baytown, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lee College landed the #3 spot on the list. Baytown, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s OSHA degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

Lee College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lee College is $6,555 for southwest region associate degree osha students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Lee College Occupational Safety & Health Technology Report

#4

San Juan College

Farmington, New Mexico
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Juan College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k. Located in Farmington, New Mexico, this medium-sized public school handed out 19 degrees to qualified associates’s OSHA students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree osha students whose families make $30-$48k list, SJC has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $5,641 for southwest region associate degree osha students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend San Juan College.

Full San Juan College Occupational Safety & Health Technology Report

#5

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Del Mar College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. DMC is a fairly large public school situated in Corpus Christi, Texas. It awarded 34 associates’s OSHA degrees in 2019-2020.

DMC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $5,957 for Southwest Region Associate Degree OSHA students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Del Mar College.

Read full report on Occupational Safety & Health Technology at DMC

#6

Kilgore College

Kilgore, Texas
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Kilgore College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. Kilgore College is a medium-sized school located in Kilgore, Texas that handed out 17 associates’s OSHA degrees in 2019-2020.

Kilgore College also took the #7 spot in our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $7,255 for southwest region associate degree osha students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Kilgore College.

Full Kilgore College Occupational Safety & Health Technology Report

#8 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, Tarrant County College District did quite well on the 2022 Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k list. This large school is located in Fort Worth, Texas, and it awarded 12 associates’s OSHA degrees in 2019-2020.

Tarrant County College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $5,742 for Southwest Region Associate Degree OSHA students whose families make $30-$48k per year to attend Tarrant County College.

Full Tarrant County College Occupational Safety & Health Technology Report

#4 in overall quality

San Jacinto Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking. San Jacinto College is a large school located in Pasadena, Texas that handed out 15 associates’s OSHA degrees in 2019-2020.

San Jacinto College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Jacinto College is $8,502 for Southwest Region Associate Degree OSHA students whose families make $30-$48k.

Read full report on Occupational Safety & Health Technology at San Jacinto Community College

#9 in overall quality

Lamar Institute of Technology did quite well in the 2022 Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #9. This small school is located in Beaumont, Texas, and it awarded 9 associates’s OSHA degrees in 2019-2020.

Lamar Institute of Technology did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #9 on our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lamar Institute of Technology is $6,434 for Southwest Region Associate Degree OSHA students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full Lamar Institute of Technology Occupational Safety & Health Technology Report

#10

Laredo College

Laredo, Texas
#11 in overall quality

Laredo College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #10. Laredo College is a medium-sized school located in Laredo, Texas that handed out 1 associates’s OSHA degrees in 2019-2020.

Laredo College also took the #11 spot in our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Laredo College is $4,533 for southwest region associate degree osha students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#10 in overall quality

Texas State Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $30-$48k ranking, coming in at #11. This fairly large school is located in Waco, Texas, and it awarded 10 associates’s OSHA degrees in 2019-2020.

TSTC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for TSTC is $9,067 for Southwest Region Associate Degree OSHA students whose families make $30-$48k.

Full TSTC Occupational Safety & Health Technology Report

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References

  • 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 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).
  • Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.

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Footnotes

  • *Average salary, average net price, and average tuition and fees are for the top schools only.
  • Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.

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