2023 Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska
Highlighting Quality Schools With More Affordable Pricing
Finding the Best Fire Protection Associate Degree School for You
In 2020-2021, 12 degrees and certificates were awarded to fire protection students who went to a Nebraska college or university. This makes it the #160 most popular major in the state.
It's not easy to decide which program to enroll in when you have so many options available. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.
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 Nebraska ranking. Our analysis looked at 2 schools in Nebraska 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. 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 Nebraska Schools for Affordable Quality for an Associate in Fire Protection
Our 2023 rankings named Metropolitan Community College the best value school in Nebraska for fire protection students working on their associate degree. Located in the large city of Omaha, MCC is a public college with a fairly large student population.
MCC undergraduate students pay an average of $3,195 in in-state tuition and fees each year.
In addition to its best value ranking, and one of the reasons why the school is on the list, MCC is ranked #1 for overall quality for fire protection in Nebraska.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Community College Area. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list. Located in the city of Lincoln, Southeast Community College is a public college with a medium-sized student population.
In-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at Southeast Community College are $3,192 per year.
Southeast Community College not only placed well in our value ranking, but it is also #2 on our Best Fire Protection Associate Degree Schools in Nebraska list.
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| State | Degrees Awarded |
|---|---|
| Missouri | 25 |
| Minnesota | 35 |
| Kansas | 61 |
| Iowa | 121 |
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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 2 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.