2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation (Income $30-$48k)

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Wildland/Forest Firefighting and Investigation Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation is the 1140th most popular major in the country with 41 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 29 wildland/forest firefighting and investigation graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Wildland/Forest Firefighting and Investigation Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k” ranking analyzed 4 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.

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 wildland/forest firefighting and investigation program at the school. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value Wildland/Forest Firefighting and Investigation Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree wildland/forest firefighting and investigation students whose families make $30-$48k.

Top 4 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation (Income $30-$48k)

#1

Rio Hondo College

Whittier, California

#1 in overall quality

$5,553 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Rio Hondo College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Wildland/Forest Firefighting and Investigation Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. RHCCD is located in Whittier, California and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s wildland/forest firefighting and investigation degrees to qualified students.

RHCCD not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Rio Hondo College is $5,553 for Associate Degree Wildland/Forest Firefighting and Investigation students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#2

Central Oregon Community College

Bend, Oregon

#3 in overall quality

$9,668 Average Net Price

Out of the 4 schools in the Best Value Wildland/Forest Firefighting and Investigation Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k that were part of this year’s ranking, Central Oregon Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. COCC is a small school located in Bend, Oregon that handed out 1 associates’s wildland/forest firefighting and investigation degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree wildland/forest firefighting and investigation students whose families make $30-$48k list, COCC has also earned the #3 rank in our “Best Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for COCC is $9,668 for associate degree wildland/forest firefighting and investigation students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#3

Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs, Colorado

#4 in overall quality

$9,636 Average Net Price

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pikes Peak Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value Wildland/Forest Firefighting and Investigation Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k list. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, this fairly large public school handed out 1 diplomas to qualified associates’s wildland/forest firefighting and investigation students in 2019-2020.

PPCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend Pikes Peak Community College is $9,636 for associate degree wildland/forest firefighting and investigation students whose families make $30-$48k.

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#4

Colorado Mesa University

Grand Junction, Colorado

#2 in overall quality

$13,624 Average Net Price

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Colorado Mesa University. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Wildland/Forest Firefighting and Investigation Schools for an Associate For Those Making $30-$48k. Colorado Mesa University is a public institution located in Grand Junction, Colorado. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Colorado Mesa also took the #2 spot in our “Best Wildl&/Forest Firefighting & Investigation Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Colorado Mesa University is $13,624 for associate degree wildland/forest firefighting and investigation students whose families make $30-$48k.

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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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