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2023 Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

12 Colleges
$13,499 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,547 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Fire Protection Associate Degree School for You

Fire Protection is the #121 most popular major in the country with 13,766 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. This report analyzed 12 schools in the New England Region 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. More specifically, we discount our quality score by the published tuition and fees charged by a school. This gives the cost per unit of quality for each college. The value is determined by how much quality your dollar buys.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region

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

Top 10 Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools

Our 2023 rankings named North Shore Community College the best value school in the New England Region for fire protection students working on their associate degree. North Shore Community College is a small public school located in the suburb of Danvers.

North Shore Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,920 in tuition and fees each year. Fire Protection majors at North Shore Community College take out an average of $9,459 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

North Shore Community College also claimed a spot on our Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 15% of all schools in this category.

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#2

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME

The excellent associate degree programs at Southern Maine Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value fire protection schools in the New England Region . SMCC is a medium-sized public school located in the small city of South Portland.

SMCC undergraduate students pay an average of $6,754 in tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that fire protection majors at SMCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $12,114.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Mount Wachusett Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best value fire protection schools in the New England Region . Located in the rural area of Gardner, MWCC is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at MWCC are $10,588 a year.

MWCC excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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Out of the 12 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Middlesex Community College landed the # 4 spot on the list. Middlesex Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the suburb of Bedford.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Middlesex Community College are $12,120 a year.

On top of its placing in our value ranking, Middlesex Community College also did well on our Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. It’s in the top 20% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.

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Out of the 12 schools in the New England Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Massasoit Community College landed the # 5 spot on the list. Massasoit Community College is a moderately-sized public school located in the large suburb of Brockton.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Massasoit Community College are $10,104 per year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Massasoit Community College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list.

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Springfield Technical Community College ranked #6 on this year’s Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. STCC is a small public school located in the midsize city of Springfield.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at STCC are $10,728 a year. On average, fire protection graduates from STCC take out $10,456 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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#6

Bristol Community College

Fall River, MA

Bristol 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 #6 on the list. Located in the large suburb of Fall River, Bristol is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Bristol are $10,152 per year. On average, fire protection graduates from Bristol take out $12,370 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

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Quinsigamond Community College came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the city of Worcester, Quinsigamond Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Quinsigamond Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $10,774 in tuition and fees each year.

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Bunker Hill Community College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region ranking. Located in the city of Boston, BHCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at BHCC are $10,224 per year.

BHCC also made our Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list, coming in at #1.

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Community College of Rhode Island ranked #10 on this year’s Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the New England Region list. Located in the city of Warwick, CCRI is a public college with a large student population.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at CCRI are $13,260 per year.

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Best Fire Protection Colleges by State

Explore the best fire protection schools for a specific state in the New England region.

State Degrees Awarded
Massachusetts 218
Connecticut 29
New Hampshire 17
Maine 27
Rhode Island 10
Vermont 0

Fire Protection is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 12 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).

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