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2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

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Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. 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 Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Fire Science is the 246th most popular major in the country with 7,726 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,703 fire science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 828 fire science graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k” ranking, we looked at 15 colleges that offer a degree in fire science. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent fire science 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 science program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k.

Top 15 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fire Science (Income $48-$75k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Reynolds Community College

Richmond, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Reynolds Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Reynolds Community College is located in Richmond, Virginia and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 associates’s fire science degrees to qualified students.

Reynolds Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $7,309 for southeast region associate degree fire science students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Reynolds Community College.

Full Reynolds Community College Fire Science Report

#2

Walters State Community College

Morristown, Tennessee
#7 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Walters State Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. This medium-sized school is located in Morristown, Tennessee, and it awarded 5 associates’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.

WSCC also took the #7 spot in our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for WSCC is $5,175 for southeast region associate degree fire science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Walters State Community College Fire Science Report

#3 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Volunteer State Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. This medium-sized school is located in Gallatin, Tennessee, and it awarded 21 associates’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree fire science students whose families make $48-$75k list, VSCC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Volunteer State Community College is $8,563 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Fire Science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Fire Science at Volunteer State Community College

#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Louisiana State University - Eunice. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Located in Eunice, Louisiana, this small public school awarded 11 degrees to qualified associates’s fire science students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at LSU Eunice, the school also landed the #4 spot in our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Louisiana State University - Eunice is $11,516 for southeast region associate degree fire science students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#12 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Gateway Community and Technical College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k. Gateway Community and Technical College is located in Florence, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s fire science degrees to qualified students.

Gateway did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Gateway Community and Technical College is $7,447 for southeast region associate degree fire science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Full Gateway Fire Science Report

#6

Tidewater Community College

Norfolk, Virginia
#8 in overall quality

Tidewater Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Tidewater Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Norfolk, Virginia. It awarded 9 associates’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.

Tidewater Community College also took the #8 spot in our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $9,775 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Fire Science students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Tidewater Community College.

Full Tidewater Community College Fire Science Report

#6

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia
#1 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, American Public University System did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. American Public University System is located in Charles Town, West Virginia and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 36 associates’s fire science degrees to qualified students.

American Military University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $8,461 for southeast region associate degree fire science students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend American Military University.

The school has an excellent freshman retention rate of 98%, which means students like the school well enough to return for a second year.

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#11 in overall quality

Jefferson Community and Technical College landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree fire science students whose families make $48-$75k list, Jefferson Community and Technical College has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Jefferson Community and Technical College is $7,763 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Fire Science students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#9

Greenville Technical College

Greenville, South Carolina
#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Greenville Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Greenville Technical College is a fairly large school located in Greenville, South Carolina that handed out 12 associates’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree fire science students whose families make $48-$75k list, GTC has also earned the #10 rank in our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Greenville Technical College is $7,759 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Fire Science students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#10

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, Louisiana
#6 in overall quality

Delgado Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Delgado Community College is a fairly large school located in New Orleans, Louisiana that handed out 13 associates’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree fire science students whose families make $48-$75k list, Delgado Community College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $12,129 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Fire Science students whose families make $48-$75k per year to attend Delgado Community College.

Read more about Fire Science at Delgado Community College

#11

Central Virginia Community College

Lynchburg, Virginia
#13 in overall quality

Central Virginia Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Central Virginia Community College is located in Lynchburg, Virginia and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s fire science degrees to qualified students.

Central Virginia Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #13 on our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Central Virginia Community College is $6,591 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Fire Science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Fire Science at Central Virginia Community College

#14 in overall quality

With a ranking of #12, West Kentucky Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k list. Paducah, Kentucky is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire science degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.

West Kentucky Community and Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for West Kentucky Community and Technical College is $6,747 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Fire Science students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#13

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, Alabama
#9 in overall quality

Columbia Southern University landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Columbia Southern University is a private for-profit institution located in Orange Beach, Alabama. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 660 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia Southern University not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Columbia Southern University is $10,355 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Fire Science students whose families make $48-$75k.

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#15 in overall quality

Ashland Community and Technical College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. This small school is located in Ashland, Kentucky, and it awarded 1 associates’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.

ACTC also made our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #15. The estimated yearly cost for Ashland Community and Technical College is $7,815 for southeast region associate degree fire science students whose families make $48-$75k.

Read more about Fire Science at Ashland Community and Technical College

#15

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#2 in overall quality

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale landed the #15 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $48-$75k ranking. Fort Lauderdale, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The private not-for-profit school handed out associates’s fire science degrees to 13 students in 2019-2020.

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale also made our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #2. The estimated yearly cost for Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is $33,223 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Fire Science students whose families make $48-$75k.

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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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