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2022 Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

10 Ranked Colleges
116 Degrees Awarded
$7,400 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. One of our goals at College Factual is to give you as much information as we can - such as our “Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking - to help you make that decision.

Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician is the 286th most popular major in the country with 3,769 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 301 fire prevention and safety technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 116 fire prevention and safety technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking analyzed 10 colleges that offered a degree in fire prevention and safety technology/technician. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent fire prevention and safety technology/technician programs, but they also cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the fire prevention and safety technology/technician program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree fire prevention and safety technology/technician students.

Top 10 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician in the Southwest Region

#1

Weatherford College

Weatherford, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Weatherford College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. Weatherford College is located in Weatherford, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees to qualified students.

Weatherford College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Weatherford College is $7,863 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician students.

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#2

South Plains College

Levelland, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Plains College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. South Plains College is a medium-sized school located in Levelland, Texas that handed out 4 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree fire prevention and safety technology/technician students list, South Plains College has also earned the #4 rank in our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend South Plains College is $7,600 for southwest region associate degree fire prevention and safety technology/technician students.

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#6 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Collin County Community College District landed the #3 spot on the list. Collin County Community College District is a large school located in McKinney, Texas that handed out 1 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree fire prevention and safety technology/technician students list, Collin County Community College District has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Collin County Community College District is $6,293 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician students.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tarrant County College District. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. Tarrant County College District is a large public school situated in Fort Worth, Texas. It awarded 11 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees in 2019-2020.

Tarrant County College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Tarrant County College District is $5,434 for southwest region associate degree fire prevention and safety technology/technician students.

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#5

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, San Antonio College landed the #5 spot on the list. San Antonio, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.

San Antonio College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for San Antonio College is $5,882 for southwest region associate degree fire prevention and safety technology/technician students.

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#3 in overall quality

Austin Community College District came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Austin Community College District is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 17 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District also took the #3 spot in our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Austin Community College District is $6,861 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician students.

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#7

El Paso Community College

El Paso, Texas
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #7, El Paso Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. This large school is located in El Paso, Texas, and it awarded 4 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree fire prevention and safety technology/technician students list, El Paso Community College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend El Paso Community College is $4,594 for southwest region associate degree fire prevention and safety technology/technician students.

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#8

Navarro College

Corsicana, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Navarro College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Navarro College is a medium-sized school located in Corsicana, Texas that handed out 8 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees in 2019-2020.

Navarro College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Navarro College is $14,349 for southwest region associate degree fire prevention and safety technology/technician students.

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#9 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Dona Ana ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. NMSU Dona Ana is a medium-sized school located in Las Cruces, New Mexico that handed out 6 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees in 2019-2020.

NMSU Dona Ana also took the #9 spot in our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for New Mexico State University - Dona Ana is $5,539 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician students.

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#10

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, Texas
#10 in overall quality

Tyler Junior College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #10. This fairly large school is located in Tyler, Texas, and it awarded 2 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees in 2019-2020.

Tyler Junior College also took the #10 spot in our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tyler Junior College is $9,277 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician students.

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Notes and References

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%.

Read more about our data sources and methodologies

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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