2023 Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Texas
Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices
Finding the Best Fire Protection Associate Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 220 degrees and certificates were awarded to fire protection students who went to a Texas college or university. This makes it the #147 most popular major in the state.
With all the programs available today, it can be tough to choose which one is the best for you. 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.
Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Texas to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 13 schools in Texas 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.
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.
Top 10 Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools
Our 2023 rankings named El Centro College the best value school in Texas for fire protection students working on their associate degree. El Centro College is a fairly large public school located in the large city of Dallas.
El Centro College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,050 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
El Centro College did well in our overall quality rankings, too. It placed #2 on our Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Texas list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Tarrant County College District. The school came in at #2 on this year’s Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the city of Fort Worth, Tarrant County College is a public college with a very large student population.
Tarrant County College undergraduate students pay an average of $3,402 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its great value ranking, Tarrant County College is in the top 15% of all schools on our Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Texas list.
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend College of the Mainland. The school came in at #3 on this year’s Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Located in the suburb of Texas City, COM is a public school with a small student population.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at COM are $2,973 a year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend South Plains College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. South Plains College is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Levelland.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at South Plains College are $3,892 per year.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Paso Community College. It ranked #5 on our 2023 Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. El Paso Community College is a very large public school located in the large city of El Paso.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at El Paso Community College are $3,274 a year.
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Lone Star College System landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value associate degree fire protection programs. Located in the city of The Woodlands, North Harris Montgomery is a public school with a very large student population.
North Harris Montgomery undergraduate students pay an average of $4,848 in in-state tuition and fees each year. The average amount in student loans that fire protection majors at North Harris Montgomery take out while working on their Associate Degree is $9,515.
On top of its placing in our value ranking, North Harris Montgomery also did well on our Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. It’s in the top 10% of all schools reviewed in this analysis.
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Tyler Junior College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Texas list. Tyler Junior College is a large public school located in the city of Tyler.
The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tyler Junior College are $3,864 a year.
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With a ranking of #8, South Texas College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fire protection students working on their associate degree. South Texas College is a fairly large public school located in the midsize city of McAllen.
South Texas College undergraduate students pay an average of $4,530 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
South Texas College also made our Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Texas list, coming in at #5.
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With a ranking of #9, Blinn College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fire protection students working on their associate degree. Located in the town of Brenham, Blinn College is a public school with a large student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Blinn College are $5,760 per year. On average, fire protection graduates from Blinn College take out $12,544 in student loans while working on their Associate Degree.
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Trinity Valley Community College came in at #10 in this year’s edition of the Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Texas ranking. TVCC is a moderately-sized public school located in the distant town of Athens.
TVCC undergraduate students pay an average of $4,920 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
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Explore all the Best Value Fire Protection Schools in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.
| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 41 |
| Oklahoma | 42 |
| New Mexico | 37 |
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Majors Related to Fire Protection
Fire Protection is one of 4 different types of programs to choose from.
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 13 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.