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2023 Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Arizona

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

4 Colleges
$2,160 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$55,547 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Fire Protection Associate Degree School for You

With 41 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, fire protection is the #168 most popular major in Arizona.

With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best 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 help you arm yourself with the information you need to make your decision, Course Advisor has developed this Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Arizona ranking. This report analyzed 4 schools in Arizona 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. 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.

In our regional and nationwide rankings, out-of-state tution and fees are used in our calculations. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Arizona

The following schools top our list of the Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Colleges.

Best Arizona Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Fire Protection

#1

Yavapai College

Prescott, AZ

Our 2023 rankings named Yavapai College the best value school in Arizona for fire protection students working on their associate degree. Located in the small city of Prescott, Yavapai College is a public school with a moderately-sized student population.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Yavapai College are $2,600 per year.

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The excellent associate degree programs at Glendale Community College helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the best value fire protection schools in Arizona. Glendale Community College is a fairly large public school located in the large suburb of Glendale.

In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Glendale Community College are $2,070 per year.

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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Pima Community College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the city of Tucson, Pima County Community College District is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Pima County Community College District undergraduate students pay an average of $2,250 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Fire Protection at Pima Community College Report

You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Cochise County Community College District. The school came in at #4 on this year’s Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Arizona list. Located in the small city of Sierra Vista, Cochise College is a public school with a small student population.

Cochise College undergraduate students pay an average of $2,184 in in-state tuition and fees each year.

Full Fire Protection at Cochise County Community College District Report

Best Value Fire Protection Colleges in the Southwest Region

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

State Degrees Awarded
Texas 220
Oklahoma 42
New Mexico 37

Fire Protection is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.

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 4 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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