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.
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2023 Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region
Check out the fire protection associate degree programs at these schools if you want to get the best value for your educational dollar.
Top 10 Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named Columbia Southern University the best value school in the Southeast Region for fire protection students working on their associate degree. Columbia Southern University is a 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 also made our Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list, coming in at #3.
Out of the 38 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, American Public University System landed the # 2 spot on the list. American Military University is a fairly large private for-profit school located in the town of Charles Town.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at American Military University are $7,360 per 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 not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list.
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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 suburb of Griffin.
Southern Crescent Technical College undergraduate students pay an average of $5,526 in tuition and fees each year.
A rank of #4 on this year’s list means Guilford Technical Community College is a great value for fire protection students working on their associate degree. Located in the medium-sized suburb of Jamestown, Guilford Technical Community College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
Guilford Technical Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $7,665 in tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 38 schools in the Southeast Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Albany Technical College landed the # 5 spot on the 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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South Georgia Technical College landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree fire protection programs. Located in the rural area of Americus, South Georgia Technical College is a public college with a small student population.
Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Georgia Technical College are $6,692 per year.
Central Piedmont Community College came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking. Central Piedmont Community College is a large public school located in the large city of Charlotte.
Central Piedmont Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,936 in tuition and fees each year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, Central Piedmont Community College also is in the top 10% of our Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region ranking.
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With a ranking of #8, Delgado Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fire protection students working on their associate degree. Delgado Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of New Orleans.
The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Delgado Community College are $4,079 a year.
Valencia College landed the #9 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree fire protection programs. Valencia College is a very 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.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, Valencia College also did well on our Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in the Southeast Region list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
Louisiana State University - Eunice 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 #10 on the list. Located in the distant town of Eunice, LSU Eunice is a public college with a small student population.
LSU Eunice undergraduate students pay an average of $10,094 in tuition and fees each year. On average, fire protection graduates from LSU Eunice take out $13,052 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
Best Fire Protection Colleges by State
Explore the best fire protection colleges 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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