2023 Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Fire Protection Associate Degree School for You
With 255 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, fire protection is the #85 most popular major in North Carolina.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. 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 North Carolina ranking is one of many tools that Course Advisor has developed to help you make your educational decision. This report analyzed 8 schools in North Carolina 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. 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.
In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. For statewide rankings, we use average in-state tuition and fees.
Best North Carolina Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Fire Protection
Our 2023 rankings named Guilford Technical Community College the best value school in North Carolina for fire protection students working on their associate degree. Guilford Technical Community College is a medium-sized public school located in the suburb of Jamestown.
Guilford Technical Community College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,289 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Out of the 8 schools in North Carolina that were part of this year’s ranking, Alamance Community College landed the # 2 spot on the list. ACC is a small public school located in the rural area of Graham.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at ACC are $2,310 a year.
As a testament to the quality of education it offers, ACC also is in the top 15% of our Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Central Piedmont Community College. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list. Located in the city of Charlotte, Central Piedmont Community College is a public school with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Central Piedmont Community College are $2,792 per year.
Central Piedmont Community College excels when it comes to quality. It’s ranked in the top 10% of all schools on our Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Forsyth Technical Community College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best value fire protection schools in North Carolina. Located in the medium-sized city of Winston-Salem, Forsyth Tech is a public school with a medium-sized student population.
Forsyth Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $2,152 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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The excellent associate degree programs at Fayetteville Technical Community College helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best value fire protection schools in North Carolina. Located in the midsize city of Fayetteville, FTCC is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at FTCC are $2,544 a year.
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Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College came in at #6 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina ranking. Located in the small city of Asheville, A-B Tech is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.
A-B Tech undergraduate students pay an average of $2,632 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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With a ranking of #7, Wake Technical Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fire protection students working on their associate degree. Wake Technical Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Raleigh.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Wake Technical Community College are $2,768 a year.
Wake Technical Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #5 on our Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in North Carolina list.
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With a ranking of #8, Cape Fear Community College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fire protection students working on their associate degree. CFCC is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of Wilmington.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at CFCC are $2,748 a year.
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Explore all the Best Value Fire Protection Schools in the Southeast Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Georgia | 29 |
| Virginia | 41 |
| 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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Fire Protection Related Majors for Fire Protection
One of 4 majors within the area of study, fire protection has other similar majors worth exploring.
Most Popular Majors Related 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 averages are for the top 8 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.