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2022 Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

When pursuing a degree in today’s world, students have many different options to choose from. College Factual has developed its “Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking as one item you can use to help make this decision.

Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician is the 286th most popular major in the country with 3,769 degrees awarded in 2019-2020.

Across the Southeast region, there were 719 fire prevention and safety technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 329 fire prevention and safety technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking, we looked at 27 colleges that offer a degree in fire prevention and safety technology/technician. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fire prevention and safety technology/technician programs that also have a lower cost than schools of similar quality.

Some of the factors we look at when determining these rankings are overall quality of the fire prevention and safety technology/technician program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k

The following schools top our list of the Best Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 25 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, Florida
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 27 schools in the Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, St Petersburg College landed the #1 spot on the list. St Petersburg College is located in Clearwater, Florida and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 27 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees to qualified students.

SPC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend SPC is $1,454 for southeast region associate degree fire prevention and safety technology/technician students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

Valencia College

Orlando, Florida
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Valencia College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Valencia College is a large school located in Orlando, Florida that handed out 38 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Valencia College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Valencia College is $4,870 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Florida State College at Jacksonville. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. This large school is located in Jacksonville, Florida, and it awarded 2 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees in 2019-2020.

FSCJ did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. It costs about $2,126 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend FSCJ.

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#4

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, Florida
#5 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Indian River State College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Located in Fort Pierce, Florida, this fairly large public school awarded 26 degrees to qualified associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree fire prevention and safety technology/technician students whose families make $0-$30k list, Indian River State College has also earned the #5 rank in our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Indian River State College is $1,402 for southeast region associate degree fire prevention and safety technology/technician students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#4 in overall quality

Out of the 27 schools in the Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Hillsborough Community College landed the #5 spot on the list. HCC is a public institution located in Tampa, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

HCC also took the #4 spot in our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Hillsborough Community College is $3,203 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#6

Fayetteville Technical Community College

Fayetteville, North Carolina
#13 in overall quality

Fayetteville Technical Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Fayetteville Technical Community College is a fairly large public school situated in Fayetteville, North Carolina. It awarded 29 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees in 2019-2020.

FTCC also made our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #13. It costs about $4,126 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend FTCC.

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#3 in overall quality

Florida SouthWestern State College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #7. Florida SouthWestern State College is a public institution located in Fort Myers, Florida. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 9 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at FSW, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Florida SouthWestern State College is $6,947 for southeast region associate degree fire prevention and safety technology/technician students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#8

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College

Salisbury, North Carolina
#19 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Rowan-Cabarrus Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is a medium-sized school located in Salisbury, North Carolina that handed out 10 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees in 2019-2020.

Rowan-Cabarrus Community College also made our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #19. The estimated yearly cost for Rowan-Cabarrus Community College is $2,710 for southeast region associate degree fire prevention and safety technology/technician students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#9

Durham Technical Community College

Durham, North Carolina
#14 in overall quality

Durham Technical Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #9. Durham Technical Community College is a small public school situated in Durham, North Carolina. It awarded 4 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees in 2019-2020.

Durham Technical Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #14 on our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Durham Technical Community College is $6,563 for southeast region associate degree fire prevention and safety technology/technician students whose families make $0-$30k.

The student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 is a sign that students will have more opportunities to engage with their professors one-on-one.

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#10

Wake Technical Community College

Raleigh, North Carolina
#12 in overall quality

Wake Technical Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #10. This large school is located in Raleigh, North Carolina, and it awarded 24 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees in 2019-2020.

Wake Technical Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Wake Technical Community College is $4,607 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#11

Central Piedmont Community College

Charlotte, North Carolina
#6 in overall quality

Central Piedmont Community College landed the #11 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Central Piedmont Community College is located in Charlotte, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 20 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree fire prevention and safety technology/technician students whose families make $0-$30k list, Central Piedmont Community College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Central Piedmont Community College is $5,937 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#12

Gulf Coast State College

Panama City, Florida
#15 in overall quality

Gulf Coast State College came in at #12 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Gulf Coast State College is a small school located in Panama City, Florida that handed out 3 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees in 2019-2020.

GCSC also made our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #15. It costs about $2,106 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Gulf Coast State College.

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#18 in overall quality

Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College is a medium-sized school located in Asheville, North Carolina that handed out 4 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees in 2019-2020.

A-B Tech also took the #18 spot in our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend A-B Tech is $6,559 for southeast region associate degree fire prevention and safety technology/technician students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#14

Johnston Community College

Smithfield, North Carolina
#20 in overall quality

Johnston Community College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Johnston Community College is a public institution located in Smithfield, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 4 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Johnston Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #20 on our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Johnston Community College is $5,946 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician students whose families make $0-$30k.

The impressive student-to-faculty ratio of 10 to 1 means that students may have more opportunities to work more closely with their professors than they would at other schools.

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#15

Catawba Valley Community College

Hickory, North Carolina
#22 in overall quality

With a ranking of #15, Catawba Valley Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Catawba Valley Community College is a small school located in Hickory, North Carolina that handed out 5 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at CVCC, the school also landed the #22 spot in our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for CVCC is $6,353 for southeast region associate degree fire prevention and safety technology/technician students whose families make $0-$30k.

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Eastern Florida State College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #16. EFSC is located in Cocoa, Florida and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 7 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees to qualified students.

The estimated yearly cost for EFSC is $4,806 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#17

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, Florida
#9 in overall quality

With a ranking of #17, Palm Beach State College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Lake Worth, Florida is the setting for this large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Palm Beach State College, the school also landed the #9 spot in our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $1,594 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Palm Beach State College.

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#18

Guilford Technical Community College

Jamestown, North Carolina
#7 in overall quality

Guilford Technical Community College came in at #18 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Guilford Technical Community College is located in Jamestown, North Carolina and, has a fairly large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 15 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree fire prevention and safety technology/technician students whose families make $0-$30k list, Guilford Technical Community College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Guilford Technical Community College is $7,748 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#19

Coastal Carolina Community College

Jacksonville, North Carolina
#24 in overall quality

Coastal Carolina Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #19. Jacksonville, North Carolina is the setting for this small institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

Coastal Carolina Community College also made our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #24. The yearly cost to attend Coastal Carolina Community College is $6,943 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#20

Davidson County Community College

Thomasville, North Carolina
#21 in overall quality

Davidson County Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #20. Located in Thomasville, North Carolina, this small public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician students in 2019-2020.

DCCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #21 on our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Davidson County Community College is $5,298 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#21

Nash Community College

Rocky Mount, North Carolina

Nash Community College landed the #21 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Nash Community College is a public institution located in Rocky Mount, North Carolina. The school has a small population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

The yearly cost to attend Nash Community College is $4,717 for southeast region associate degree fire prevention and safety technology/technician students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#22

Polk State College

Winter Haven, Florida
#17 in overall quality

Polk State College landed the #22 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This medium-sized school is located in Winter Haven, Florida, and it awarded 3 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Polk State, the school also landed the #17 spot in our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $9,756 for southeast region associate degree fire prevention and safety technology/technician students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Polk State.

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#23

Daytona State College

Daytona Beach, Florida
#25 in overall quality

With a ranking of #23, Daytona State College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Daytona Beach, Florida is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees to 1 students in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Daytona State College, the school also landed the #25 spot in our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Daytona State College is $7,577 for southeast region associate degree fire prevention and safety technology/technician students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#24

Cape Fear Community College

Wilmington, North Carolina
#23 in overall quality

With a ranking of #24, Cape Fear Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Cape Fear Community College is located in Wilmington, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees to qualified students.

CFCC also made our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #23. The estimated yearly cost for Cape Fear Community College is $7,783 for southeast region associate degree fire prevention and safety technology/technician students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#25

Gaston College

Dallas, North Carolina
#11 in overall quality

Gaston College landed the #25 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Gaston College is located in Dallas, North Carolina and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 10 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Gaston College, the school also landed the #11 spot in our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Gaston College is $7,626 for southeast region associate degree fire prevention and safety technology/technician students whose families make $0-$30k.

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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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