2023 Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
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.
There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right for you. Along with traditional schools that require in-person attendence, you can attend one of many reputable online schools. Some programs even offer a hybrid experience. Alternatively, you may choose a trade school that prepares you to enter the workforce with knowledge in a specific field.
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 the Southeast Region ranking. This report analyzed 38 schools in the Southeast 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.
When determining this ranking, we place a high emphasis on the school's quality as well as its sticker price. Even though a college may be affordable, it may not offer value. 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.
Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.
Top 10 Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools
Our analysis found Columbia Southern University to be the best value school for fire protection students who want to pursue a associate degree in the Southeast Region . Columbia Southern University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the fringe town of Orange Beach.
Columbia Southern University undergraduate students pay an average of $5,775 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, fire protection graduates from Columbia Southern University carry an average student debtload of $14,045.
Columbia Southern University did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #3 on our Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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A rank of #2 on this year’s list means American Public University System is a great value for fire protection students working on their associate degree. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.
American Military University undergraduate students pay an average of $7,360 in tuition and fees each year. Fire Protection majors at American Military University take out an average of $16,961 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
American Military University also took the #2 spot in our Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region rankings.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Southern Crescent Technical College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Southern Crescent Technical College is a small public school located in the large suburb of Griffin.
Southern Crescent Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,526 in tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Guilford Technical Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value fire protection schools in the Southeast Region . Located in the suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Guilford Technical Community College are $7,665 per year.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Albany Technical College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Albany Technical College is a small public school located in the small city of Albany.
Albany Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,396 in tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #6, South Georgia Technical College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fire protection students working on their associate degree. Located in the rural area of Americus, South Georgia Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
South Georgia Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $6,692 in tuition and fees each year.
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Central Piedmont 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 #7 on the list. Central Piedmont Community College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Charlotte.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Piedmont Community College are $8,936 per year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Central Piedmont Community College is in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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Delgado Community College ranked #8 on this year’s Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. Delgado Community College is a large public school located in the large city of New Orleans.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Delgado Community College are $4,079 per year.
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With a ranking of #9, Valencia College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fire protection students working on their associate degree. Valencia College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Orlando.
Valencia College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,383 in tuition and fees each year. After completing their Associate Degree, fire protection graduates from Valencia College carry an average student debtload of $10,235.
Valencia College also claimed a spot on our Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools in this category.
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With a ranking of #10, Louisiana State University - Eunice did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fire protection students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Eunice, LSU Eunice is a public school with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at LSU Eunice are $10,094 per year. On average, fire protection graduates from LSU Eunice take out $13,052 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Request InformationBest Fire Protection Colleges by State
Explore the best fire protection schools for a specific state in the Southeast region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 29 |
| Virginia | 41 |
| North Carolina | 255 |
| Florida | 260 |
| Tennessee | 44 |
| Kentucky | 72 |
| South Carolina | 5 |
| Louisiana | 19 |
| Arkansas | 7 |
| Alabama | 1,020 |
| Mississippi | 1 |
| West Virginia | 91 |
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Majors Related to Fire Protection
Fire Protection is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
Most Popular Related Majors
| 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 25 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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