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2022 Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

11 Ranked Colleges
194 Degrees Awarded
$5,800 Avg Net Price*
Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. Our mission at College Factual is to arm you with as much information as we can to help you make that decision. Our “Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

Occupational Safety & Health Technology is the 210th most popular major in the country with 3,416 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southwest region, there were 392 occupational safety and health technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 194 occupational safety and health technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 11 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in occupational safety and health technology/technician. Not only do the schools that top this list have excellent occupational safety and health technology/technician 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 occupational safety and health technology/technician program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 11 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Occupational Safety & Health Technology (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

College of the Mainland

Texas City, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend College of the Mainland. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. COM is a public institution located in Texas City, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

COM not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend College of the Mainland is $2,069 for Southwest Region Associate Degree OSHA students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Occupational Safety & Health Technology at College of the Mainland

#2

Odessa College

Odessa, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Odessa College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Odessa College is a public institution located in Odessa, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 29 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree osha students whose families make $0-$30k list, Odessa College has also earned the #2 rank in our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $5,380 for Southwest Region Associate Degree OSHA students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Odessa College.

Full Odessa College Occupational Safety & Health Technology Report

#3

Lee College

Baytown, Texas
#3 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Lee College landed the #3 spot on the list. Baytown, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s OSHA degrees to 16 students in 2019-2020.

Lee College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $7,560 for Southwest Region Associate Degree OSHA students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Lee College.

Read more about Occupational Safety & Health Technology at Lee College

#4

San Juan College

Farmington, New Mexico
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 11 schools in the Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Juan College landed the #4 spot on the list. SJC is a public institution located in Farmington, New Mexico. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 19 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

SJC also made our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for SJC is $5,586 for Southwest Region Associate Degree OSHA students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full San Juan College Occupational Safety & Health Technology Report

#5

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, Texas
#6 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Del Mar College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. DMC is a public institution located in Corpus Christi, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 34 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at DMC, the school also landed the #6 spot in our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Del Mar College is $4,638 for Southwest Region Associate Degree OSHA students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Occupational Safety & Health Technology at DMC

#6

Kilgore College

Kilgore, Texas
#7 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Kilgore College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Kilgore College is a medium-sized public school situated in Kilgore, Texas. It awarded 17 associates’s OSHA degrees in 2019-2020.

Kilgore College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Kilgore College is $6,668 for Southwest Region Associate Degree OSHA students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Kilgore College Occupational Safety & Health Technology Report

#8 in overall quality

Tarrant County College District came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this large public school handed out 12 diplomas to qualified associates’s OSHA students in 2019-2020.

Tarrant County College also took the #8 spot in our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Tarrant County College District is $5,225 for southwest region associate degree osha students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read more about Occupational Safety & Health Technology at Tarrant County College

#4 in overall quality

San Jacinto Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #8. This large school is located in Pasadena, Texas, and it awarded 15 associates’s OSHA degrees in 2019-2020.

San Jacinto College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $8,232 for Southwest Region Associate Degree OSHA students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend San Jacinto Community College.

Read full report on Occupational Safety & Health Technology at San Jacinto Community College

#9 in overall quality

Lamar Institute of Technology landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Located in Beaumont, Texas, this small public school awarded 9 degrees to qualified associates’s OSHA students in 2019-2020.

Lamar Institute of Technology not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #9 on our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Lamar Institute of Technology is $5,848 for southwest region associate degree osha students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Lamar Institute of Technology Occupational Safety & Health Technology Report

#10

Laredo College

Laredo, Texas
#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #10, Laredo College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This medium-sized school is located in Laredo, Texas, and it awarded 1 associates’s OSHA degrees in 2019-2020.

Laredo College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Laredo College is $3,865 for southwest region associate degree osha students whose families make $0-$30k.

Read full report on Occupational Safety & Health Technology at Laredo College

#10 in overall quality

With a ranking of #11, Texas State Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Texas State Technical College is a fairly large school located in Waco, Texas that handed out 10 associates’s OSHA degrees in 2019-2020.

TSTC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for TSTC is $8,535 for Southwest Region Associate Degree OSHA students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Texas State Technical College Occupational Safety & Health Technology Report

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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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