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2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k

1 Ranked Colleges
22 Degrees Awarded
$8,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Fire Science Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking is one tool we have developed to help in this regard.

In 2019-2020, 7,726 people earned their degree in fire science, making the major the 246th most popular in the United States.

Across Maine, there were 23 fire science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 22 fire science graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,425 and $17,736 respectively.

This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fire science programs that also have a lower cost than 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 fire science program at the school. Check out our ranking methodology for more information.

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Since the program you select can have a significant impact on your future, we’ve developed a number of rankings, including this “Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k” list, to help you choose the best school for you.

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Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k

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

Top 1 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fire Science (Income $0-$30k) in Maine

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine
#1 in overall quality

Out of the 1 schools in the Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Making $0-$30k that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the #1 spot on the list. SMCC is a medium-sized school located in South Portland, Maine that handed out 17 associates’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.

SMCC also took the #1 spot in our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. The yearly cost to attend SMCC is $8,902 for maine associate degree fire science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Southern Maine Community College Fire Science Report

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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