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2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid

6 Ranked Colleges
146 Degrees Awarded
$10,900 Avg Net Price*
Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid

It’s not easy to decide which college to attend when there so many options available for students. 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 Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid” ranking is part of that endeavor.

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting is the 12th most popular major in the country with 141,046 degrees awarded in 2019-2020. In 2017-2018, homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates who were awarded their degree in 2015-2017, earned an average of $33,494 and had an average of $25,120 in loans still to pay off.

Across Maine, there were 323 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $42,100 and $28,121 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 146 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting graduates with average earnings and debt of $34,425 and $17,736 respectively.

For this year’s “Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid” ranking, we looked at 6 colleges that offer a degree in homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting. The schools that top this list are recognized because they have great homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting programs and cost less that 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 homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program at the school. For more information, check out our ranking methodology.

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Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid

The colleges and universities below are the best for maine associate degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students with aid.

Top 6 Best Value Associate Degree Colleges for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting in Maine (With Aid)

#1 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend Central Maine Community College. The school came in at #1 for the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid. Located in Auburn, Maine, this small public school awarded 42 diplomas to qualified associates’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting students in 2019-2020.

Central Maine Technical College also took the #1 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $7,029 for maine associate degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students with aid per year to attend Central Maine Technical College.

Full Central Maine Community College Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report

#2

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, Maine
#2 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, Southern Maine Community College landed the #2 spot on the list. SMCC is a medium-sized school located in South Portland, Maine that handed out 45 associates’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

SMCC not only placed well in this ranking. It is also #2 on our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list. The yearly cost to attend Southern Maine Community College is $10,647 for Maine Associate Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students with aid.

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#3 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend York County Community College. The school came in at #3 for the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid. York County Community College is located in Wells, Maine and, has a small student population. In 2019-2020, this school awarded 11 associates’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees to qualified students.

As a testament to the quality of education offered at York County Community College, the school also landed the #3 spot in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $8,359 for Maine Associate Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students with aid per year to attend York County Community College.

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#5 in overall quality

Out of the 6 schools in the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Maine at Augusta landed the #4 spot on the list. University of Maine at Augusta is a small school located in Augusta, Maine that handed out 16 associates’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

UMA also made our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #5. The estimated yearly cost for University of Maine at Augusta is $10,631 for Maine Associate Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students with aid.

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#6 in overall quality

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around if you attend University of Maine at Presque Isle. The school came in at #5 for the Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid. University of Maine at Presque Isle is a public institution located in Presque Isle, Maine. The school has a small population, and it awarded 3 associates’s degrees in 2019-2020.

In addition to being on our maine associate degree homeland security, law enforcement & firefighting students with aid list, UMPI has also earned the #6 rank in our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Maine” ranking. It costs about $10,637 for Maine Associate Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students with aid per year to attend UMPI.

Full UMPI Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Report

#6

Husson University

Bangor, Maine
#4 in overall quality

Husson University landed the #6 spot on the 2022 Best Value Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools for an Associate in Maine For Those Getting Aid ranking. Husson is a small school located in Bangor, Maine that handed out 4 associates’s homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting degrees in 2019-2020.

Husson also made our “Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Associate Degree Schools in Maine” list, coming in at #4. It costs about $18,286 for Maine Associate Degree Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting students with aid per year to attend Husson.

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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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