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

15 Ranked Colleges
828 Degrees Awarded
$8,100 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Fire Science 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 Science 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.

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

Across the Southeast region, there were 2,703 fire science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 828 fire science graduates with average earnings and debt of $31,631 and $18,547 respectively.

This year’s “Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k” ranking looked at 15 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in fire science. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great fire science programs and cost less that schools of similar quality.

When determining these rankings, we looked at things such as overall quality of the fire science 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 Science 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 Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k.

Top 15 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fire Science (Income $0-$30k) in the Southeast Region

#1

Reynolds Community College

Richmond, Virginia
#5 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Reynolds Community College. It ranked #1 on our 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Reynolds Community College is a public institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The school has a medium-sized population, and it awarded 10 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

Reynolds Community College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #5 on our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Reynolds Community College is $5,107 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Fire Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#2

Walters State Community College

Morristown, Tennessee
#7 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Walters State Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. WSCC is located in Morristown, Tennessee and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 5 associates’s fire science degrees to qualified students.

WSCC also took the #7 spot in our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $2,897 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Fire Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Walters State Community College.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Volunteer State Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Gallatin, Tennessee is the setting for this medium-sized institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire science degrees to 21 students in 2019-2020.

VSCC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Volunteer State Community College is $6,368 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Fire Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full VSCC Fire Science Report

#4

Tidewater Community College

Norfolk, Virginia
#8 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Tidewater Community College. The school came in at #4 for the Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k. Norfolk, Virginia is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire science degrees to 9 students in 2019-2020.

Tidewater Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #8 on our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Tidewater Community College is $6,721 for southeast region associate degree fire science students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#5

American Public University System

Charles Town, West Virginia
#1 in overall quality

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend American Public University System. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. American Public University System is a private for-profit institution located in Charles Town, West Virginia. The school has a large population, and it awarded 36 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

American Military University also made our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #1. The yearly cost to attend American Military University is $10,013 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Fire Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 98%.

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#12 in overall quality

With a ranking of #6, Gateway Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Gateway is located in Florence, Kentucky and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s fire science degrees to qualified students.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree fire science students whose families make $0-$30k list, Gateway has also earned the #12 rank in our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $4,729 for southeast region associate degree fire science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend Gateway.

Full Gateway Fire Science Report

#4 in overall quality

Louisiana State University - Eunice landed the #7 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. LSU Eunice is located in Eunice, Louisiana and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 associates’s fire science degrees to qualified students.

LSU Eunice not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for LSU Eunice is $8,345 for southeast region associate degree fire science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full LSU Eunice Fire Science Report

#11 in overall quality

With a ranking of #8, Jefferson Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Jefferson Community and Technical College is a public institution located in Louisville, Kentucky. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 6 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree fire science students whose families make $0-$30k list, Jefferson Community and Technical College has also earned the #11 rank in our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend Jefferson Community and Technical College is $4,936 for southeast region associate degree fire science students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#9

Delgado Community College

New Orleans, Louisiana
#6 in overall quality

With a ranking of #9, Delgado Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. Located in New Orleans, Louisiana, this fairly large public school awarded 13 diplomas to qualified associates’s fire science students in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree fire science students whose families make $0-$30k list, Delgado Community College has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Delgado Community College is $9,403 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Fire Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

Full Delgado Community College Fire Science Report

#10

Central Virginia Community College

Lynchburg, Virginia
#13 in overall quality

Central Virginia Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. This small school is located in Lynchburg, Virginia, and it awarded 1 associates’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.

Central Virginia Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #13 on our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Central Virginia Community College is $4,679 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Fire Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#11

Greenville Technical College

Greenville, South Carolina
#10 in overall quality

Greenville Technical College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #11. This fairly large school is located in Greenville, South Carolina, and it awarded 12 associates’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.

GTC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #10 on our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for GTC is $6,575 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Fire Science students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#14 in overall quality

West Kentucky Community and Technical College landed the #12 spot on the 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. West Kentucky Community and Technical College is a small school located in Paducah, Kentucky that handed out 2 associates’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree fire science students whose families make $0-$30k list, West Kentucky Community and Technical College has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. It costs about $4,514 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Fire Science students whose families make $0-$30k per year to attend West Kentucky Community and Technical College.

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#13

Columbia Southern University

Orange Beach, Alabama
#9 in overall quality

Columbia Southern University did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking, coming in at #13. Columbia Southern University is a fairly large school located in Orange Beach, Alabama that handed out 660 associates’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our southeast region associate degree fire science students whose families make $0-$30k list, Columbia Southern University has also earned the #9 rank in our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Columbia Southern University is $10,074 for southeast region associate degree fire science students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#15 in overall quality

With a ranking of #14, Ashland Community and Technical College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k list. This small school is located in Ashland, Kentucky, and it awarded 1 associates’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.

ACTC also made our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” list, coming in at #15. The yearly cost to attend ACTC is $4,359 for southeast region associate degree fire science students whose families make $0-$30k.

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#15

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale

Fort Lauderdale, Florida
#2 in overall quality

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale came in at #15 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southeast Region For Those Making $0-$30k ranking. Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is a large private not-for-profit school situated in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It awarded 13 associates’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.

Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale also took the #2 spot in our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Keiser University - Ft Lauderdale is $33,435 for Southeast Region Associate Degree Fire Science 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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