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2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

10 Ranked Colleges
116 Degrees Awarded
$12,000 Avg Net Price*
Best Vallue Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

With all of the options students have for higher education today, it can be tough to choose which direction to take. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Vallue Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking is part of that endeavor.

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 Vallue Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k” ranking looked at 10 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s 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. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Vallue Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k

The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree fire prevention and safety technology/technician students whose families make more than $110k.

Top 10 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician (Income Over $110k) in the Southwest Region

#1

Weatherford College

Weatherford, Texas
#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Weatherford College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Vallue Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. 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.

Weatherford College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #1 on our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Weatherford College is $7,863 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Weatherford College Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Report

#2

San Antonio College

San Antonio, Texas
#2 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend San Antonio College. The school came in at #2 for the Best Vallue Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. San Antonio College is a fairly large public school situated in San Antonio, Texas. It awarded 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 $5,882 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend San Antonio College.

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#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Tarrant County College District. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Vallue Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. Located in Fort Worth, Texas, this large public school awarded 11 diplomas to qualified associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician students in 2019-2020.

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. The estimated yearly cost for Tarrant County College is $5,434 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician students whose families make more than $110k.

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#4

South Plains College

Levelland, Texas
#4 in overall quality

Out of the 10 schools in the Best Vallue Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k that were part of this year’s ranking, South Plains College landed the #4 spot on the list. 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 also made our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #4. The yearly cost to attend South Plains College is $7,600 for southwest region associate degree fire prevention and safety technology/technician students whose families make more than $110k.

Full South Plains College Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Report

#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 #5 for the Best Vallue Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k. This large school is located in Austin, Texas, and it awarded 17 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees in 2019-2020.

Austin Community College District did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,861 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Austin Community College District.

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#6 in overall quality

Collin County Community College District ranked #6 on this year’s Best Vallue Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k list. This large school is located in McKinney, Texas, and it awarded 1 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician 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 $6,293 for southwest region associate degree fire prevention and safety technology/technician students whose families make more than $110k.

Full Collin County Community College District Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Report

#7

El Paso Community College

El Paso, Texas
#7 in overall quality

El Paso Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. El Paso, Texas 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.

El Paso Community College also made our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #7. The yearly cost to attend El Paso Community College is $4,594 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician students whose families make more than $110k.

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#9 in overall quality

New Mexico State University - Dona Ana came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in Las Cruces, New Mexico, this medium-sized public school handed out 6 degrees to qualified associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician students in 2019-2020.

NMSU Dona Ana also took the #9 spot in our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for NMSU Dona Ana is $5,539 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician students whose families make more than $110k.

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#9

Navarro College

Corsicana, Texas
#8 in overall quality

Navarro College did quite well in the 2022 Best Vallue Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking, coming in at #9. Navarro College is a medium-sized public school situated in Corsicana, Texas. It awarded 8 associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician degrees in 2019-2020.

Navarro College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $14,349 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician students whose families make more than $110k per year to attend Navarro College.

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#10

Tyler Junior College

Tyler, Texas
#10 in overall quality

Tyler Junior College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Vallue Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Making Over $110k ranking. Located in Tyler, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s fire prevention and safety technology/technician students in 2019-2020.

Tyler Junior College also made our “Best Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #10. The yearly cost to attend Tyler Junior College is $9,277 for southwest region associate degree fire prevention and safety technology/technician students whose families make more than $110k.

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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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