Fire Protection programs in Arizona
26 schools in Arizona teach this, at certificate or associate level. 2 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $40,605 at Pima Community College.
What this work pays in Arizona
Managers, All Other in Arizona earn a median of $129,870 a year across 8,540 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in Arizona |
|---|---|---|
| Firefighters | $59,280 | 7,500 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers | $96,470 | 2,670 |
| Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary | $64,930 | 2,190 |
| Fire Inspectors and Investigators | $74,780 | 240 |
| Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists | $58,570 | 40 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pima Community College Tucson | Associate's degree | — | $40,605 (29 grads) | 5 |
| Mesa Community College Mesa | Undergraduate certificate | — | $30,409 (14 grads) | 0 |
| Glendale Community College Glendale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 27 |
| Pima Community College Tucson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 54 |
| Arizona Western College Yuma | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Arizona Western College Yuma | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Central Arizona College Coolidge | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Central Arizona College Coolidge | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Cochise County Community College District Sierra Vista | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Cochise County Community College District Sierra Vista | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Coconino Community College Flagstaff | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 16 |
| Coconino Community College Flagstaff | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Eastern Arizona College Thatcher | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Eastern Arizona College Thatcher | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Glendale Community College Glendale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Mesa Community College Mesa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Mohave Community College Kingman | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Mohave Community College Kingman | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Northland Pioneer College Holbrook | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 13 |
| Northland Pioneer College Holbrook | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Paradise Valley Community College Phoenix | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 49 |
| Paradise Valley Community College Phoenix | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Phoenix College Phoenix | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Phoenix College Phoenix | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Yavapai College Prescott | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 22 |
| Yavapai College Prescott | Associate's degree | — | not published | 10 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Fire Protection — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.