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2023 Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Maine

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

1 College
$3,874 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,547 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Fire Protection Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 27 degrees and certificates were awarded to fire protection students who went to a Maine college or university. This makes it the #100 most popular major in the state.

There are so many programs in today's world that it can tough to figure out which one is the right one 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.

The Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Maine ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

Check out the fire protection associate degree programs at this school if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.

Best Fire Protection Associate Degree School

#1

Southern Maine Community College

South Portland, ME

Our analysis found Southern Maine Community College to be the best value school for fire protection students who want to pursue a associate degree in Maine. Located in the city of South Portland, SMCC is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at SMCC are $3,874 a year. The average amount in student loans that fire protection majors at SMCC take out while working on their Associate Degree is $12,114.

Full Fire Protection at Southern Maine Community College Report

Best Value Fire Protection Colleges in the New England Region

Explore all the Best Value Fire Protection Schools in the New England Area or other specific states within that region.

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

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

Majors Similar 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 values are for the top school 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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