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2023 Best Value Fire Protection Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

Identifying Quality Schools at More Affordable Prices

8 Colleges
$9,678 Avg Tuition & Fees*
$40,766 Avg Salary

Finding the Best Fire Protection Undergraduate Certificate School for You

Fire Protection is the #121 most popular major in the country with 13,766 degrees and certificates awarded in 2020-2021.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. 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 Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region ranking. Our analysis looked at 8 schools in the Far Western US Region to see which undergraduate certificate 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.

This ranking is not just a list of inexpensive schools. We also consider each school's quality, since we believe a low-quality school may not be a 'bargain' at any price. 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.

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

2023 Best Value Fire Protection Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region

The colleges and universities below are the best value schools for fire protection majors pursuing a undergraduate certificate.

Best Far Western US Region Schools for Affordable Quality for an Award Taking 1 to 4 Years in Fire Protection

#1

Santa Rosa Junior College

Santa Rosa, CA

Our analysis found Santa Rosa Junior College to be the best value school for fire protection students who want to pursue a undergraduate certificate in the Far Western US Region . SRJC is a large public school located in the city of Santa Rosa.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SRJC are $8,952 per year.

Read full report on Fire Protection at Santa Rosa Junior College

#2

El Camino College

Torrance, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend El Camino College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Value Fire Protection Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the large suburb of Torrance, El Camino College is a public school with a large student population.

El Camino College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,008 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Fire Protection at El Camino College

#3

Southwestern College

Chula Vista, CA

You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southwestern College. It ranked #3 on our 2023 Best Value Fire Protection Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. SWC Chula Vista is a fairly large public school located in the city of Chula Vista.

Out-of-state tuition fees for undergraduate students at SWC Chula Vista are $9,434 per year.

Full Fire Protection at Southwestern College Report

#4

College of Southern Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

Out of the 8 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of Southern Nevada landed the # 4 spot on the list. CSN is a very large public school located in the city of Las Vegas.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at CSN are $11,534 a year.

Read full report on Fire Protection at College of Southern Nevada

#5

College of the Sequoias

Visalia, CA

Out of the 8 schools in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, College of the Sequoias landed the # 5 spot on the list. College of the Sequoias is a fairly large public school located in the city of Visalia.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at College of the Sequoias are $8,338 a year.

Read full report on Fire Protection at College of the Sequoias

#6

San Diego Miramar College

San Diego, CA

With a ranking of #6, San Diego Miramar College did quite well on this year’s best value schools for fire protection students working on their undergraduate certificate. San Diego Miramar College is a fairly large public school located in the city of San Diego.

San Diego Miramar College undergraduate students pay an average of $8,512 in tuition and fees each year.

Full Fire Protection at San Diego Miramar College Report

Chemeketa Community College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Value Fire Protection Undergraduate Certificate Schools in the Far Western US Region list. Located in the midsize suburb of Salem, Chemeketa Community College is a public college with a moderately-sized student population.

The average tuition and fees for an out-of-state undergraduate student at Chemeketa Community College are $13,275 a year.

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#8

Victor Valley College

Victorville, CA

Victor Valley College landed the #8 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best value undergraduate certificate fire protection programs. Located in the suburb of Victorville, Victor Valley College is a public school with a medium-sized student population.

Victor Valley College undergraduate students pay an average of $9,374 in tuition and fees each year.

Read full report on Fire Protection at Victor Valley College

Best Fire Protection Colleges by State

Explore the best fire protection colleges for a specific state in the Far Western US region.

State Degrees Awarded
California 1,183
Washington 94
Oregon 115
Nevada 35
Hawaii 72
Alaska 16

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

Majors Similar 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.

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