2022 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fire Science in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
Students have lots of options to chooose from today when trying to decide which college to attend. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.
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 Southwest region, there were 1,241 fire science graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 214 fire science graduates with average earnings and debt of $33,605 and $16,886 respectively.
This year’s “Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid” ranking analyzed 16 colleges that offered a degree in fire science. This ranking identifies schools with high-quality fire science 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 science program at the school and the cost of the school after aid is awarded among other things. See our ranking methodology to learn more.
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Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid
The colleges and universities below are the best for southwest region associate degree fire science students with aid.
Top 16 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Fire Science in the Southwest Region (With Aid)
Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, South Texas College landed the #1 spot on the list. South Texas College is located in McAllen, Texas and, has a large student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 4 associates’s fire science degrees to qualified students.
South Texas College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $1,174 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Science students with aid per year to attend South Texas College.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Houston Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Houston Community College is a public institution located in Houston, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 18 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Houston Community College not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #4 on our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for Houston Community College is $5,272 for southwest region associate degree fire science students with aid.
Out of the 16 schools in the Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Del Mar College landed the #3 spot on the list. Located in Corpus Christi, Texas, this fairly large public school awarded 6 degrees to qualified associates’s fire science students in 2019-2020.
As a testament to the quality of education offered at DMC, the school also landed the #2 spot in our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The yearly cost to attend DMC is $5,738 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Science students with aid.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Lone Star College System. It ranked #4 on our 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Lone Star College System is a public institution located in The Woodlands, Texas. The school has a large population, and it awarded 25 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
North Harris Montgomery not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #1 on our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $8,016 for southwest region associate degree fire science students with aid per year to attend North Harris Montgomery.
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central New Mexico Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. CNM is a large school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico that handed out 18 associates’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.
CNM also took the #8 spot in our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $3,429 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Science students with aid per year to attend CNM.
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Pima Community College did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #6. Located in Tucson, Arizona, this fairly large public school handed out 9 degrees to qualified associates’s fire science students in 2019-2020.
Pima County Community College District also made our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #9. The yearly cost to attend Pima County Community College District is $3,583 for southwest region associate degree fire science students with aid.
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Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City did quite well in the 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking, coming in at #7. OSU-OKC is a small school located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma that handed out 15 associates’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.
OSU-OKC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #7 on our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The estimated yearly cost for OSU-OKC is $6,753 for southwest region associate degree fire science students with aid.
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Collin County Community College District ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Collin County Community College District is a large public school situated in McKinney, Texas. It awarded 2 associates’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.
Collin County Community College District did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #6 on our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. It costs about $6,293 for southwest region associate degree fire science students with aid per year to attend Collin County Community College District.
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With a ranking of #9, El Paso Community College did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. El Paso Community College is a large public school situated in El Paso, Texas. It awarded 21 associates’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.
El Paso Community College also took the #10 spot in our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $4,594 for southwest region associate degree fire science students with aid per year to attend El Paso Community College.
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Amarillo College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Amarillo College is located in Amarillo, Texas and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s fire science degrees to qualified students.
In addition to being on our southwest region associate degree fire science students with aid list, Amarillo College has also earned the #14 rank in our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $5,578 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Science students with aid per year to attend Amarillo College.
With a ranking of #11, Cochise County Community College District did quite well on the 2022 Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Cochise College is a public institution located in Sierra Vista, Arizona. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.
Cochise College also took the #13 spot in our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. The estimated yearly cost for Cochise County Community College District is $6,228 for southwest region associate degree fire science students with aid.
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Yavapai College ranked #12 on this year’s Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Located in Prescott, Arizona, this medium-sized public school handed out 4 degrees to qualified associates’s fire science students in 2019-2020.
Yavapai College also took the #16 spot in our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” ranking. It costs about $6,965 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Science students with aid per year to attend Yavapai College.
Blinn College came in at #13 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Brenham, Texas is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out associates’s fire science degrees to 22 students in 2019-2020.
Blinn College also made our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #5. The yearly cost to attend Blinn College is $15,348 for southwest region associate degree fire science students with aid.
Arizona Western College came in at #14 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Arizona Western College is located in Yuma, Arizona and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 1 associates’s fire science degrees to qualified students.
AWC did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #11 on our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend Arizona Western College is $10,165 for Southwest Region Associate Degree Fire Science students with aid.
Odessa College ranked #15 on this year’s Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid list. Odessa College is a medium-sized public school situated in Odessa, Texas. It awarded 2 associates’s fire science degrees in 2019-2020.
Odessa College also made our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list, coming in at #15. It costs about $5,963 for southwest region associate degree fire science students with aid per year to attend Odessa College.
San Jacinto Community College came in at #16 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Science Schools for an Associate in the Southwest Region For Those Getting Aid ranking. Located in Pasadena, Texas, this large public school awarded 2 degrees to qualified associates’s fire science students in 2019-2020.
San Jacinto College did well in our major quality rankings, too. It placed #12 on our “Best Fire Science Associate Degree Schools in the Southwest Region” list. The yearly cost to attend San Jacinto Community College is $8,692 for southwest region associate degree fire science students with aid.
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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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- *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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