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2022 Best Vallue Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

8 Ranked Colleges
95 Degrees Awarded
$11,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual has developed its “Best Vallue Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

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

Across the Plains States region, there were 203 fire science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 95 fire science graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.

This year’s “Best Vallue Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking analyzed 8 colleges that offered 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. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Vallue Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Vallue Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k.

Top 8 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fire Science (Income Over $110k) in the Plains States Region

#1 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southeast Community College Area landed the #1 spot on the list. This medium-sized school is located in Lincoln, Nebraska, and it awarded 8 associates’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.

Southeast Community College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Southeast Community College is $9,059 for plains states region associate degree fire science students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Fire Science at Southeast Community College Area

#3 in overall quality

Out of the 8 schools in the Best Vallue Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, Metropolitan Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 10 associates’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.

MCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Metropolitan Community College is $4,295 for plains states region associate degree fire science students whose families make more than $110k.

Full MCC Fire Science Report

#3

Hutchinson Community College

Hutchinson, Kansas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Hutchinson Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Vallue Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Hutchinson Community College is a small public school situated in Hutchinson, Kansas. It awarded 30 associates’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.

Hutchinson Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Hutchinson Community College is $7,922 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Fire Science students whose families make more than $110k.

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#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Des Moines Area Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Vallue Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k. Located in Ankeny, Iowa, this large public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified associates’s fire science students in 2019-2020.

DMACC also took the #4 spot in our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $10,076 for plains states region associate degree fire science students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Des Moines Area Community College.

Read full report on Fire Science at Des Moines Area Community College

#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Western Iowa Tech Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Vallue Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This medium-sized school is located in Sioux City, Iowa, and it awarded 1 associates’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.

Western Iowa Tech Community College also made our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #7. It costs about $7,201 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Fire Science students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Western Iowa Tech Community College.

Full Western Iowa Tech Community College Fire Science Report

#6 in overall quality

Iowa Central Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Vallue Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Iowa Central Community College is a small public school situated in Fort Dodge, Iowa. It awarded 2 associates’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.

Iowa Central Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Iowa Central Community College is $10,102 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Fire Science students whose families make more than $110k.

Read full report on Fire Science at Iowa Central Community College

#7

Hawkeye Community College

Waterloo, Iowa
#5 in overall quality

Hawkeye Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #7. Located in Waterloo, Iowa, this medium-sized public school handed out 2 degrees to qualified associates’s fire science students in 2019-2020.

Hawkeye Community College also made our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #5. It costs about $11,495 for plains states region associate degree fire science students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Hawkeye Community College.

Read more about Fire Science at Hawkeye Community College

#8

Ozarks Technical Community College

Springfield, Missouri
#8 in overall quality

Ozarks Technical Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Vallue Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Ozarks Technical Community College is a fairly large school located in Springfield, Missouri that handed out 4 associates’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.

OTC also made our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list, coming in at #8. It costs about $7,908 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Fire Science students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend OTC.

Read more about Fire Science at Ozarks Technical Community College

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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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