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2022 Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

17 Ranked Colleges
732 Degrees Awarded
$8,300 Avg Net Price*
Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. 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 OSHA Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

In 2019-2020, 3,416 people earned their degree in occupational safety and health technology/technician, making the major the 210th most popular in the United States.

At the associate degree level specifically, there were 732 occupational safety and health technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,082 and $17,678 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 17 colleges that offered a degree in occupational safety and health technology/technician. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great occupational safety and health technology/technician programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the occupational safety and health technology/technician program at the school and the cost to attend the school once aid has been awarded. See our ranking methodology to learn more.

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Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for associate degree osha students with aid.

Top 17 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Occupational Safety & Health Technology (With Aid)

#1

College of the Mainland

Texas City, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 17 schools in the Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, College of the Mainland landed the #1 spot on the list. Texas City, Texas is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s OSHA degrees to 8 students in 2019-2020.

COM did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $2,036 for Associate Degree OSHA students with aid per year to attend College of the Mainland.

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#2

Odessa College

Odessa, Texas
#3 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 For Those Getting Aid. 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.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Odessa College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $5,963 for associate degree osha students with aid per year to attend Odessa College.

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#3

Lee College

Baytown, Texas
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lee College. It ranked #3 on our 2022 Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Baytown, Texas, this medium-sized public school handed out 16 diplomas to qualified associates’s OSHA students in 2019-2020.

Lee College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #7 on our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $7,732 for Associate Degree OSHA students with aid per year to attend Lee College.

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#4

Honolulu Community College

Honolulu, Hawaii
#5 in overall quality

Out of the 17 schools in the Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Honolulu Community College landed the #4 spot on the list. Honolulu CC is a small school located in Honolulu, Hawaii that handed out 7 associates’s OSHA degrees in 2019-2020.

Honolulu CC also took the #5 spot in our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Honolulu Community College is $8,238 for Associate Degree OSHA students with aid.

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#5

Del Mar College

Corpus Christi, Texas
#10 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Del Mar College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid. DMC is a fairly large public school situated in Corpus Christi, Texas. It awarded 34 associates’s OSHA degrees in 2019-2020.

DMC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The yearly cost to attend DMC is $5,738 for Associate Degree OSHA students with aid.

Read more about Occupational Safety & Health Technology at DMC

#6

San Juan College

Farmington, New Mexico
#9 in overall quality

San Juan College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. San Juan College is a medium-sized school located in Farmington, New Mexico that handed out 19 associates’s OSHA degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at SJC, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SJC is $6,115 for associate degree osha students with aid.

Full San Juan College Occupational Safety & Health Technology Report

#7

Kilgore College

Kilgore, Texas
#13 in overall quality

Kilgore College landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Kilgore College is a public institution located in Kilgore, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 17 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Kilgore College, the school also landed the #13 spot in our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Kilgore College is $7,593 for associate degree osha students with aid.

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#14 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Tarrant County College District did quite well on the 2022 Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. 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 not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. It costs about $5,434 for Associate Degree OSHA students with aid per year to attend Tarrant County College.

Read full report on Occupational Safety & Health Technology at Tarrant County College

#15 in overall quality

Lamar Institute of Technology ranked #9 on this year’s Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Lamar Institute of Technology is a public institution located in Beaumont, Texas. The school has a small population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Lamar Institute of Technology not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #15 on our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Lamar Institute of Technology is $6,904 for associate degree osha students with aid.

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#8 in overall quality

San Jacinto Community College ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Pasadena, Texas, this large public school handed out 15 degrees to qualified associates’s OSHA students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree osha students with aid list, San Jacinto College has also earned the #8 rank in our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend San Jacinto College is $8,692 for Associate Degree OSHA students with aid.

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#11

University of Alaska Anchorage

Anchorage, Alaska
#4 in overall quality

University of Alaska Anchorage ranked #11 on this year’s Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Anchorage, Alaska is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s OSHA degrees to 15 students in 2019-2020.

UAA did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #4 on our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for UAA is $12,995 for associate degree osha students with aid.

Read full report on Occupational Safety & Health Technology at University of Alaska Anchorage

#12

Fairmont State University

Fairmont, West Virginia
#6 in overall quality

Fairmont State University ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Fairmont State University is a small public school situated in Fairmont, West Virginia. It awarded 1 associates’s OSHA degrees in 2019-2020.

Fairmont State also took the #6 spot in our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Fairmont State is $10,161 for Associate Degree OSHA students with aid.

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#13

Central Community College

Grand Island, Nebraska
#12 in overall quality

Central Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #13. Grand Island, Nebraska is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s OSHA degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree osha students with aid list, Central Community College has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. It costs about $8,235 for associate degree osha students with aid per year to attend Central Community College.

Full Central Community College Occupational Safety & Health Technology Report

#14

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, Alabama
#11 in overall quality

Columbia Southern University ranked #14 on this year’s Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid list. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large school located in Orange Beach, Alabama that handed out 424 associates’s OSHA degrees in 2019-2020.

Columbia Southern University also made our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Associate Degree Schools” list, coming in at #11. The estimated yearly cost for Columbia Southern University is $10,368 for Associate Degree OSHA students with aid.

Full Columbia Southern University Occupational Safety & Health Technology Report

#15

Laredo College

Laredo, Texas
#17 in overall quality

Laredo College came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking. Laredo College is a medium-sized public school situated in Laredo, Texas. It awarded 1 associates’s OSHA degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Laredo College, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Laredo College is $4,222 for associate degree osha students with aid.

Full Laredo College Occupational Safety & Health Technology Report

#16

Waldorf University

Forest City, Iowa
#1 in overall quality

Waldorf University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #16. Located in Forest City, Iowa, this small private for-profit school awarded 37 degrees to qualified associates’s OSHA students in 2019-2020.

Waldorf not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Associate Degree Schools” list. The estimated yearly cost for Waldorf is $20,036 for associate degree osha students with aid.

Read full report on Occupational Safety & Health Technology at Waldorf University

#16 in overall quality

Texas State Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value OSHA Schools for an Associate For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #17. Waco, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s OSHA degrees to 10 students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our associate degree osha students with aid list, TSTC has also earned the #16 rank in our “Best Occupational Safety & Health Technology Associate Degree Schools” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Texas State Technical College is $10,114 for Associate Degree OSHA students with aid.

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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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