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2023 Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Florida

Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing

14 Colleges
$4,224 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,547 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Fire Protection Associate Degree School for You

In 2020-2021, 260 degrees and certificates were awarded to fire protection students who went to a Florida college or university. This makes it the #115 most popular major in the state.

Today's students have lots of options to pick from when considering higher education opportunities. As online education oppotunities continue to grow, you're not restricted to just schools in your local area anymore. Even some of the 'big name' schools are offering online courses. Also, there are a number of trade schools with offerings that you might find attractive.

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 Florida ranking. Our analysis looked at 14 schools in Florida to see which associate degree programs offered the best value experiences for fire protection students with the aim of identifying those quality schools that are more affordable than some of their counterparts.

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. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Florida

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

#1

Valencia College

Orlando, FL

Our 2023 rankings named Valencia College the best value school in Florida for fire protection students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Orlando, Valencia College is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Valencia College are $2,474 a year. The average amount in student loans that fire protection majors at Valencia College take out while working on their Associate Degree is $10,235.

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#2

St Petersburg College

Clearwater, FL

The excellent associate degree programs at St Petersburg College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value fire protection schools in Florida. SPC is a very large public school located in the large city of Clearwater.

SPC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,682 in in-state tuition and fees each year. Fire Protection majors at SPC take out an average of $15,145 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.

SPC also made our Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Florida list, coming in at #5.

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#3

Gulf Coast State College

Panama City, FL

A rank of #3 on this year’s list means Gulf Coast State College is a great value for fire protection students working on their associate degree. GCSC is a small public school located in the small city of Panama City.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at GCSC are $2,370 a year.

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Out of the 14 schools in Florida that were part of this year’s ranking, Florida State College at Jacksonville landed the # 4 spot on the list. FSCJ is a very large public school located in the city of Jacksonville.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at FSCJ are $2,657 per year.

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#5

Indian River State College

Fort Pierce, FL

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Indian River State College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Florida list. Located in the suburb of Fort Pierce, Indian River State College is a public college with a large student population.

Indian River State College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,764 in in-state tuition and fees each year. While working on their Associate Degree, fire protection majors at Indian River State College accumulate an average of around $8,669 in student debt.

In addition to its great value ranking, Indian River State College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Florida list.

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With a ranking of #6, Hillsborough Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fire protection students working on their associate degree. Located in the city of Tampa, HCC is a public college with a large student population.

HCC undergraduate students pay an average of $2,506 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

HCC also took the #4 spot in our Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Florida rankings.

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Seminole State College of Florida landed the #7 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree fire protection programs. Seminole State is a large public school located in the city of Sanford.

Seminole State undergraduate students pay an average of $3,131 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Seminole State excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Florida list.

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#8

Daytona State College

Daytona Beach, FL

With a ranking of #8, Daytona State College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fire protection students working on their associate degree. Daytona State College is a fairly large public school located in the city of Daytona Beach.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Daytona State College are $3,106 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Daytona State College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Florida list.

Full Fire Protection at Daytona State College Report

#9

Miami Dade College

Miami, FL

Miami Dade College came in at #9 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Florida ranking. Located in the large city of Miami, MDC is a public school with a very large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at MDC are $2,838 a year.

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#10

Palm Beach State College

Lake Worth, FL

Palm Beach State College landed the #10 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree fire protection programs. Palm Beach State College is a fairly large public school located in the suburb of Lake Worth.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Palm Beach State College are $3,050 a year.

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Best Value Fire Protection Colleges in the Southeast Region

Explore all the Best Value Fire Protection Colleges in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Georgia 29
Virginia 41
North Carolina 255
Tennessee 44
Kentucky 72
South Carolina 5
Louisiana 19
Arkansas 7
Alabama 1,020
Mississippi 1
West Virginia 91

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

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 14 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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