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2023 Best Value Fire Protection Schools in Virginia

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

5 Colleges
$7,224 Avg Tuition & Fees*

Finding the Best Fire Protection School for You

In 2020-2021, 41 degrees and certificates were awarded to fire protection students who went to a Virginia college or university. This makes it the #181 most popular major in the state.

There are lots of options to pick from today when trying to decide which program is right 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 Schools in Virginia ranking. This report analyzed 5 schools in Virginia to see which ones offered the best value programs for fire protection students. The goal was to highlight schools with more affordable prices than others offering similar quality experiences.

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. 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.

Our calculations use out-of-state tuition and fees in our nationwide and regional rankings. Average in-state tuition and fees are used for our statewide rankings.

2023 Best Value Fire Protection Schools in Virginia

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

Best Virginia Schools for Affordable Quality in Fire Protection

$5,565 Average Tuition & Fees

Our 2023 rankings named Northern Virginia Community College the best value school in Virginia for fire protection students. Located in the large suburb of Annandale, Northern Virginia Community College is a public college with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Northern Virginia Community College are $5,565 a year.

In addition to its great value ranking, Northern Virginia Community College is in the top 20% of all schools on our Best Fire Protection Schools in Virginia list.

Full Fire Protection at Northern Virginia Community College Report

$3,998 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Reynolds Community College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Fire Protection Schools in Virginia list. Located in the large suburb of Richmond, Reynolds Community College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Reynolds Community College are $3,998 a year.

Full Fire Protection at Reynolds Community College Report

$5,561 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Tidewater Community College helped the school earn the #3 place on this year’s ranking of the best fire protection schools in Virginia. Located in the midsize city of Norfolk, Tidewater Community College is a public school with a fairly large student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Tidewater Community College are $5,561 a year.

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$4,838 Average Tuition & Fees

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Central Virginia Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Best Value Fire Protection Schools in Virginia list. Located in the city of Lynchburg, Central Virginia Community College is a public school with a small student population.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Central Virginia Community College are $4,838 a year.

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#5

Liberty University

Lynchburg, VA
$16,160 Average Tuition & Fees

The excellent programs at Liberty University helped the school earn the #5 place on this year’s ranking of the best fire protection schools in Virginia. Liberty University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in the small city of Lynchburg.

The average tuition and fees for an in-state undergraduate at Liberty University are $16,160 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
North Carolina 255
Florida 260
Tennessee 44
Kentucky 72
South Carolina 5
Louisiana 19
Arkansas 7
Alabama 1,020
Mississippi 1
West Virginia 91

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 5 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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