2023 Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Fire Protection Associate Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 20 degrees and certificates were awarded to fire protection students who went to a Pennsylvania college or university. This makes it the #257 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
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 Pennsylvania ranking. This report analyzed 6 schools in Pennsylvania 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.
Best Pennsylvania Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Fire Protection
Our 2023 rankings named Bucks County Community College the best value school in Pennsylvania for fire protection students working on their associate degree. Bucks County Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the rural area of Newtown.
Bucks County Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,098 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means Harrisburg Area Community College is a great value for fire protection students working on their associate degree. HACC is a fairly large public school located in the small city of Harrisburg.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at HACC are $8,295 per year.
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A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Community College of Allegheny County is a great value for fire protection students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Pittsburgh, CCAC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CCAC are $8,323 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Montgomery County Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Located in the large suburb of Blue Bell, Montco is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
Montco undergraduate students pay an average of $10,350 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Community College of Philadelphia. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Community College of Philadelphia is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Philadelphia.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Community College of Philadelphia are $8,688 a year.
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Northampton County Area Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Pennsylvania list. Northampton Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Bethlehem.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northampton Community College are $10,350 a year.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| New York | 79 |
| Maryland | 14 |
| New Jersey | 54 |
| District of Columbia | 1 |
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Fire Protection Related Majors for Fire Protection
One of 4 majors within the area of study, fire protection has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related to Fire Protection
| 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 6 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.