2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fire Protection in the Southwest Region
When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.
In 2019-2020, 13,176 people earned their degree in fire protection, making the major the 114th most popular in the United States. In 2017-2018, fire protection graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $51,404 and had an average of $24,230 in loans still to pay off.
Across the Southwest region, there were 1,579 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,918 and $9,026 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 342 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region” ranking looked at 24 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fire protection. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fire protection programs that also have a lower cost than 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 protection program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.
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Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region.
Top 24 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fire Protection in the Southwest Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Weatherford College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Weatherford College is a medium-sized school located in Weatherford, Texas that handed out 20 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.
Weatherford College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Weatherford College is $7,863 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Protection students.
Out of the 24 schools in the Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Lone Star College System landed the #2 spot on the list. North Harris Montgomery is a large school located in The Woodlands, Texas that handed out 25 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree fire protection students list, North Harris Montgomery has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Fire Protection 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 Protection students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Plains College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Levelland, Texas, and it awarded 4 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.
South Plains College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $7,600 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Protection students per year to attend South Plains College.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Del Mar College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Fire Protection 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 protection degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree fire protection students list, DMC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $5,738 for southwest region associate degree fire protection students per year to attend Del Mar College.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Texas College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. South Texas College is a large school located in McAllen, Texas that handed out 4 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree fire protection students list, South Texas College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Fire Protection 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 protection students.
Houston Community College landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Houston Community College is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Houston Community College also made our “Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #6. The estimated yearly cost for Houston Community College is $5,272 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Protection students.
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Collin County Community College District came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in McKinney, Texas, and it awarded 3 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.
Collin County Community College District also made our “Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #11. The estimated yearly cost for Collin County Community College District is $6,293 for southwest region associate degree fire protection students.
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Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #8. This small school is located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, and it awarded 15 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at OSU-OKC, the school also landed the #12 spot in our “Best Fire Protection 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 protection students.
Central New Mexico Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. This large school is located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and it awarded 18 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at CNM, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Fire Protection 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 protection students.
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Tarrant County College District landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Fort Worth, Texas is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire protection degrees to 11 students in 2019-2020.
Tarrant County College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Tarrant County College is $5,434 for southwest region associate degree fire protection students.
Blinn College landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Blinn College is a fairly large public school situated in Brenham, Texas. It awarded 22 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Blinn College, the school also landed the #8 spot in our “Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $15,348 for southwest region associate degree fire protection students per year to attend Blinn College.
With a ranking of #12, San Antonio College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Located in San Antonio, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 27 degrees to qualified associates’s fire protection students in 2019-2020.
San Antonio College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for San Antonio College is $5,882 for southwest region associate degree fire protection students.
Austin Community College District came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Austin Community College District is a large public school situated in Austin, Texas. It awarded 17 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.
Austin Community College District also took the #7 spot in our “Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Austin Community College District is $6,861 for southwest region associate degree fire protection students.
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El Paso Community College ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. El Paso Community College is a public institution located in El Paso, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
El Paso Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #15 on our “Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for El Paso Community College is $4,594 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Protection students.
Amarillo College ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Amarillo College is a medium-sized public school situated in Amarillo, Texas. It awarded 1 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree fire protection students list, Amarillo College has also earned the #19 rank in our “Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Amarillo College is $5,578 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Protection students.
Arizona Western College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Arizona Western College is located in Yuma, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
AWC also took the #16 spot in our “Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Arizona Western College is $10,165 for southwest region associate degree fire protection students.
With a ranking of #17, San Jacinto Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Located in Pasadena, Texas, this large public school awarded 2 diplomas to qualified associates’s fire protection students in 2019-2020.
San Jacinto College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #17 on our “Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $8,692 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Protection students per year to attend San Jacinto College.
Odessa College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. Odessa College is located in Odessa, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at Odessa College, the school also landed the #21 spot in our “Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Odessa College is $5,963 for southwest region associate degree fire protection students.
Pima Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #19. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this fairly large public school awarded 9 diplomas to qualified associates’s fire protection students in 2019-2020.
Pima County Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $3,583 for southwest region associate degree fire protection students per year to attend Pima County Community College District.
With a ranking of #20, Cochise County Community College District did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Cochise College is located in Sierra Vista, Arizona and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 3 associates’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
Cochise College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #18 on our “Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Cochise College is $6,228 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Protection students.
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With a ranking of #21, Navarro College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Navarro College is located in Corsicana, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 8 associates’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree fire protection students list, Navarro College has also earned the #20 rank in our “Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Navarro College is $14,349 for southwest region associate degree fire protection students.
New Mexico State University - Dona Ana came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking. New Mexico State University - Dona Ana is a medium-sized public school situated in Las Cruces, New Mexico. It awarded 7 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.
NMSU Dona Ana not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #23 on our “Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend New Mexico State University - Dona Ana is $5,539 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Protection students.
With a ranking of #23, Yavapai College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region list. Yavapai College is a medium-sized school located in Prescott, Arizona that handed out 4 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.
Yavapai College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #22 on our “Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,965 for southwest region associate degree fire protection students per year to attend Yavapai College.
Tyler Junior College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region ranking, coming in at #24. Tyler Junior College is a fairly large public school situated in Tyler, Texas. It awarded 2 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.
Tyler Junior College also made our “Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #24. It costs about $9,277 for southwest region associate degree fire protection students per year to attend Tyler Junior 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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