2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region
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Fire Protection is the 114th most popular major in the country with 13,176 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. 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 Plains States region, there were 420 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $58,778 and $31,379 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 187 fire protection graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,069 and $19,434 respectively.
For this year’s “Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region” ranking, we looked at 12 colleges that offer a degree in fire protection. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent fire protection programs, but they also 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 protection program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region
The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region.
Top 12 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fire Protection in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Community College Area. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Lincoln, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire protection degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
Southeast Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Southeast Community College Area is $9,059 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Fire Protection students.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hutchinson Community College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. Hutchinson Community College is a small school located in Hutchinson, Kansas that handed out 30 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.
Hutchinson Community College also took the #4 spot in our “Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Hutchinson Community College is $7,922 for plains states region associate degree fire protection students.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. Metropolitan Community College - Kansas City is a fairly large public school situated in Kansas City, Missouri. It awarded 7 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.
MCC also took the #2 spot in our “Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for MCC is $7,066 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Fire Protection students.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Metropolitan Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Omaha, Nebraska, and it awarded 10 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.
MCC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $4,295 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Fire Protection students per year to attend MCC.
You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Hennepin Technical College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region. Brooklyn Park, Minnesota is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire protection degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.
Hennepin Technical College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Hennepin Technical College is $11,796 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Fire Protection students.
Waldorf University ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. Forest City, Iowa is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The private for-profit school handed out associates’s fire protection degrees to 60 students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree fire protection students list, Waldorf has also earned the #1 rank in our “Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Waldorf is $20,036 for plains states region associate degree fire protection students.
Des Moines Area Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. DMACC is a large school located in Ankeny, Iowa that handed out 4 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree fire protection students list, DMACC has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for DMACC is $10,076 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Fire Protection students.
With a ranking of #8, Western Iowa Tech Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. This medium-sized school is located in Sioux City, Iowa, and it awarded 1 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.
Western Iowa Tech Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Western Iowa Tech Community College is $7,201 for plains states region associate degree fire protection students.
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Hawkeye Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #9. Located in Waterloo, Iowa, this medium-sized public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s fire protection students in 2019-2020.
Hawkeye Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $11,495 for plains states region associate degree fire protection students per year to attend Hawkeye Community College.
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Iowa Central Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking, coming in at #10. Iowa Central Community College is located in Fort Dodge, Iowa and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 2 associates’s fire protection degrees to qualified students.
Iowa Central Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Iowa Central Community College is $10,102 for plains states region associate degree fire protection students.
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Columbia College landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region ranking. Located in Columbia, Missouri, this medium-sized private not-for-profit school handed out 1 degrees to qualified associates’s fire protection students in 2019-2020.
In addition to being on our plains states region associate degree fire protection students list, Columbia College Missouri has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” ranking. It costs about $26,730 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Fire Protection students per year to attend Columbia College.
Ozarks Technical Community College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Fire Protection Schools for an Associate in the Plains States Region list. This fairly large school is located in Springfield, Missouri, and it awarded 4 associates’s fire protection degrees in 2019-2020.
OTC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Plains States Region” list. It costs about $7,908 for Plains States Region Associate Degree Fire Protection students per year to attend 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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