2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fire Science in Colorado
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Fire Science is the 246th most popular major in the country with 7,726 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.
Across Colorado, there were 297 fire science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 74 fire science graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,269 and $19,040 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in Colorado” ranking, we looked at 6 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in Colorado
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in Colorado.
Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fire Science in Colorado
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Aurora. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in Colorado list. Aurora, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire science degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.
CCA also took the #1 spot in our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for CCA is $11,222 for Colorado Associate Degree Fire Science students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Red Rocks Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in Colorado. Lakewood, Colorado is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire science degrees to 27 students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Red Rocks Community College, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Red Rocks Community College is $10,257 for colorado associate degree fire science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Colorado Mountain College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in Colorado list. Colorado Mountain College is a medium-sized public school situated in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. It awarded 1 associates’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.
Colorado Mountain College also made our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in Colorado” list, coming in at #3. The estimated yearly cost for Colorado Mountain College is $7,459 for colorado associate degree fire science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Aims Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in Colorado list. Aims Community College is a medium-sized public school situated in Greeley, Colorado. It awarded 4 associates’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.
Aims Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in Colorado” list. The estimated yearly cost for Aims Community College is $8,386 for Colorado Associate Degree Fire Science students.
Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in Colorado that were part of this year’s ranking, Pikes Peak Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this fairly large public school awarded 18 diplomas to qualified associates’s fire science students in 2019-2020.
PPCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in Colorado” list. The yearly cost to attend Pikes Peak Community College is $10,336 for Colorado Associate Degree Fire Science students.
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Pueblo Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in Colorado ranking. Pueblo Community College is located in Pueblo, Colorado and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 12 associates’s fire science degrees to qualified students.
Pueblo Community College also took the #6 spot in our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in Colorado” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Pueblo Community College is $11,319 for Colorado Associate Degree Fire Science 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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