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

10 Ranked Colleges
116 Degrees Awarded
$6,200 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Across the Southwest region, there were 301 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 116 fire prevention and safety technology/technician graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fire prevention and safety technology/technician. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great fire prevention and safety 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 fire prevention and safety 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 Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southwest 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 Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 10 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician (Income $0-$30k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Weatherford College

Weatherford, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Weatherford College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Weatherford College is a medium-sized school located in Weatherford, Texas that handed out 12 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees in 2019-2020.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at Weatherford College, the school also landed the #1 spot in our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Weatherford College is $6,855 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Austin Community College District. The school came in at #2 for the Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Austin Community College District is a large school located in Austin, Texas that handed out 17 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #3 on our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Austin Community College District is $3,134 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Tarrant County College District landed the #3 spot on the list. Tarrant County College is located in Fort Worth, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees to qualified students.

Tarrant County College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #5 on our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $5,225 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Tarrant County College District.

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#3

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, San Antonio College landed the #3 spot on the list. San Antonio College is a fairly large school located in San Antonio, Texas that handed out 27 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees in 2019-2020.

San Antonio College also took the #2 spot in our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $5,183 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend San Antonio College.

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#5

South Plains College

Levelland, Texas
#4 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend South Plains College. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Levelland, Texas is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees to 4 students in 2019-2020.

South Plains College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for South Plains College is $6,211 for southwest region associate degree fire prevention and safety technology/technician students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#6

El Paso Community College

El Paso, Texas
#7 in overall quality

El Paso Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. El Paso Community College is located in El Paso, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree fire prevention and safety technology/technician students whose families make $0-$30k list, El Paso Community College has also earned the #7 rank in our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for El Paso Community College is $3,978 for southwest region associate degree fire prevention and safety technology/technician students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#6 in overall quality

Collin County Community College District came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Collin County Community College District is a public institution located in McKinney, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Collin County Community College District not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #6 on our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Collin County Community College District is $4,565 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#9 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Dona Ana landed the #8 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Las Cruces, New Mexico is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees to 6 students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Dona Ana also made our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. The estimated yearly cost for New Mexico State University - Dona Ana is $4,942 for southwest region associate degree fire prevention and safety technology/technician students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#9

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, Texas
#10 in overall quality

Tyler Junior College landed the #9 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Tyler Junior College is a public institution located in Tyler, Texas. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 2 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Tyler Junior College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #10 on our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $7,977 for southwest region associate degree fire prevention and safety technology/technician students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Tyler Junior College.

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#10

Navarro College

Corsicana, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Navarro College landed the #10 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Navarro College is a public institution located in Corsicana, Texas. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 8 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Navarro College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #8 on our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Navarro College is $13,770 for Southwest 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%.

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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