2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Wildland/Forest Firefighting and Investigation Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

In 2019-2020, 41 people earned their degree in wildland/forest firefighting and investigation, making the major the 1140th most popular in the United States.

Across the Far Western US region, there were 25 wildland/forest firefighting and investigation graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 18 wildland/forest firefighting and investigation graduates with average earnings and debt of $36,689 and $18,419 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Wildland/Forest Firefighting and Investigation Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking analyzed 2 colleges that offered a degree in wildland/forest firefighting and investigation. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality wildland/forest firefighting and investigation programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the wildland/forest firefighting and investigation 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 Wildland/Forest Firefighting and Investigation Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Wildland/Forest Firefighting and Investigation Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 2 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation (Income $0-$30k) in the Far Western US Region

#1

Rio Hondo College

Whittier, California

#1 in overall quality

$4,797 Average Net Price

Out of the 2 schools in the Best Value Wildland/Forest Firefighting and Investigation Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Rio Hondo College landed the #1 spot on the list. This fairly large school is located in Whittier, California, and it awarded 4 associates’s wildland/forest firefighting and investigation degrees in 2019-2020.

RHCCD also made our “Best Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list, coming in at #1. It costs about $4,797 for far western us region associate degree wildland/forest firefighting and investigation students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Rio Hondo College.

Read more about Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation at RHCCD

#2

Central Oregon Community College

Bend, Oregon

#2 in overall quality

$8,428 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Oregon Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Wildland/Forest Firefighting and Investigation Schools for an Associate in the Far Western US Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Bend, Oregon, and it awarded 1 associates’s wildland/forest firefighting and investigation degrees in 2019-2020.

COCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation Associate Degree Schools in the Far Western US Region” list. The yearly cost to attend COCC is $8,428 for far western us region associate degree wildland/forest firefighting and investigation students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Central Oregon Community College Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation Report

• Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation (Income $0-$30k)

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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