2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region
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In 2019-2020, 7,726 people earned their degree in fire science, making the major the 246th most popular in the United States.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,241 fire science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 214 fire science graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking, we looked at 16 colleges that offer a degree in fire science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great fire science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.
To come up with these rankings, we looked at factors such as the cost to attend the school after aid is awarded and overall quality of the fire science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.
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Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region.
Top 16 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fire Science in the Southwest Region
Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lone Star College System landed the #1 spot on the list. Lone Star College System is a large school located in The Woodlands, Texas that handed out 25 associates’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at North Harris Montgomery, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Lone Star College System is $8,016 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Science students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Del Mar College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. DMC is a fairly large public school situated in Corpus Christi, Texas. It awarded 6 associates’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.
DMC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Del Mar College is $5,738 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Science students.
Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, South Texas College landed the #3 spot on the list. South Texas College is a large school located in McAllen, Texas that handed out 4 associates’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree fire science students list, South Texas College has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for South Texas College is $1,174 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Science students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Houston Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region. This large school is located in Houston, Texas, and it awarded 18 associates’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.
Houston Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $5,272 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Science students per year to attend Houston Community College.
Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Collin County Community College District landed the #5 spot on the list. McKinney, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire science degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree fire science students list, Collin County Community College District has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,293 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Science students per year to attend Collin County Community College District.
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Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. OSU-OKC is a small school located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that handed out 15 associates’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.
OSU-OKC also took the #7 spot in our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City is $6,753 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Science students.
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Central New Mexico Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. CNM is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 18 associates’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CNM, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central New Mexico Community College is $3,429 for southwest region associate degree fire science students.
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Blinn College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. Blinn College is a public institution located in Brenham, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 22 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Blinn College, the school also landed the #5 spot in our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Blinn College is $15,348 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Science students.
El Paso Community College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. El Paso Community College is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 21 associates’s fire science degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at El Paso Community College, the school also landed the #10 spot in our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $4,594 for southwest region associate degree fire science students per year to attend El Paso Community College.
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With a ranking of #10, Amarillo College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Amarillo College is located in Amarillo, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s fire science degrees to qualified students.
Amarillo College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $5,578 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Science students per year to attend Amarillo College.
Arizona Western College ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Yuma, Arizona, and it awarded 1 associates’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.
AWC also took the #11 spot in our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for AWC is $10,165 for southwest region associate degree fire science students.
San Jacinto Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #12. Pasadena, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire science degrees to 2 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree fire science students list, San Jacinto College has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Jacinto College is $8,692 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Science students.
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Odessa College landed the #13 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Odessa, Texas, and it awarded 2 associates’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.
Odessa College also made our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #15. The yearly cost to attend Odessa College is $5,963 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Science students.
Pima Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #14. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this fairly large public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified associates’s fire science students in 2019-2020.
Pima County Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $3,583 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Science students per year to attend Pima County Community College District.
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With a ranking of #15, Cochise County Community College District did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Cochise College is a small school located in Sierra Vista, Arizona that handed out 3 associates’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree fire science students list, Cochise College has also earned the #13 rank in our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Cochise College is $6,228 for southwest region associate degree fire science students.
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Yavapai College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #16. Prescott, Arizona 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.
Yavapai College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #16 on our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,965 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Science students per year to attend Yavapai 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%.
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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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