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2023 Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in New York

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

11 Colleges
$5,859 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,547 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Fire Protection Associate Degree School for You

With 79 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, fire protection is the #224 most popular major in New York.

It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. With more and more schools offering online options, you could even register for a great program on the other side of the country. On top of that, there are a considerable number of trade schools that offer fast-track entry to many fields.

To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. This report analyzed 11 schools in New York to see which ones offered the best value associate degree programs for fire protection students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

Our ranking of value is based on the quality of a program as defined in our per sticker price dollar. Specifically, our score for quality is discounted by the published tuition and fees charged by the given college. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The more quality your dollar buys, the better the value.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.

2023 Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in New York

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Colleges.

Top 10 Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools

Our analysis found Orange County Community College to be the best value school for fire protection students who want to pursue a associate degree in New York. Located in the small city of Middletown, SUNY Orange is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

SUNY Orange undergraduate students pay an average of $6,094 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#2

Monroe Community College

Rochester, NY

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Monroe Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in New York list. Monroe Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Rochester.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Monroe Community College are $5,662 a year. While working on their Associate Degree, fire protection majors at Monroe Community College accumulate an average of around $9,359 in student debt.

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#3

Dutchess Community College

Poughkeepsie, NY

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Dutchess Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large suburb of Poughkeepsie, DCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at DCC are $4,976 a year.

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#4

Nassau Community College

Garden City, NY

A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Nassau Community College is a great value for fire protection students working on their associate degree. Located in the large suburb of Garden City, Nassau Community College is a public college with a large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Nassau Community College are $6,330 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Nassau Community College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in New York list.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Mohawk Valley Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value fire protection schools in New York. Located in the city of Utica, MVCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MVCC are $5,500 a year.

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Onondaga Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the large suburb of Syracuse, OCC is a public college with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at OCC are $5,754 a year.

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Suffolk County Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in New York list. Located in the suburb of Selden, Suffolk County Community College is a public college with a very large student population.

Suffolk County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,270 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Suffolk County Community College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in New York list.

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#8

Erie Community College

Buffalo, NY

Erie Community College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for fire protection students to get a associate degree. It came in at #8 on the list. Located in the city of Buffalo, Erie Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

Erie Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,722 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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Jefferson Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in New York ranking. Located in the small city of Watertown, Jefferson Community College is a public school with a small student population.

Jefferson Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,688 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

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#10

SUNY Broome

Binghamton, NY

SUNY Broome landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree fire protection programs. SUNY Broome is a small public school located in the suburb of Binghamton.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SUNY Broome are $6,332 per year.

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Best Value Fire Protection Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Region

Explore all the Best Value Fire Protection Colleges in the Middle Atlantic Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Pennsylvania 20
Maryland 14
New Jersey 54
District of Columbia 1

One of 4 majors within the area of study, fire protection has other similar majors worth exploring.

Related Major Annual Graduates
Criminal Justice & Corrections 113,121
Homeland Security 7,140
Security Science and Technology 6,888
Other Homeland Security 1,695

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 11 schools only.

  • 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 the rest 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).

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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