Fire Protection programs in Florida
52 schools in Florida teach this, at certificate or associate level. 6 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $70,456 at Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale.
What this work pays in Florida
Managers, All Other in Florida earn a median of $108,890 a year across 37,820 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 Florida |
|---|---|---|
| Firefighters | $58,550 | 24,570 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers | $98,560 | 9,540 |
| Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary | $59,990 | 7,600 |
| Fire Inspectors and Investigators | $75,660 | 1,060 |
| Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists | $51,690 | 100 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keiser University-Ft Lauderdale Fort Lauderdale | Associate's degree | — | $70,456 (23 grads) | 13 |
| Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville | Undergraduate certificate | — | $41,937 (12 grads) | 38 |
| Hillsborough College Tampa | Undergraduate certificate | — | $40,896 (27 grads) | 82 |
| Daytona State College Daytona Beach | Undergraduate certificate | — | $38,289 (13 grads) | 80 |
| Indian River State College Fort Pierce | Associate's degree | — | $34,704 (23 grads) | 32 |
| Marion Technical College Ocala | Undergraduate certificate | — | $32,569 (12 grads) | 92 |
| Eastern Florida State College Melbourne | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 132 |
| First Coast Technical College Saint Augustine | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 87 |
| Lake Technical College Eustis | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 56 |
| Northwest Florida State College Niceville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 24 |
| Palm Beach State College Lake Worth | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 39 |
| St Petersburg College St. Petersburg | Undergraduate certificate | $7,367 | not published | 91 |
| Aparicio-Levy Technical College Tampa | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 133 |
| Broward College Fort Lauderdale | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Broward College Fort Lauderdale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Charlotte Technical College Port Charlotte | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| Chipola College Marianna | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 11 |
| Daytona State College Daytona Beach | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Eastern Florida State College Melbourne | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Florida Gateway College Lake City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 39 |
| Florida SouthWestern State College Fort Myers | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 74 |
| Florida SouthWestern State College Fort Myers | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Florida State College at Jacksonville Jacksonville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Fort Myers Technical College Fort Myers | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 32 |
| George Stone Technical College Pensacola | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 25 |
| Gulf Coast State College Panama City | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 21 |
| Gulf Coast State College Panama City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Hillsborough College Tampa | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Indian River State College Fort Pierce | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 81 |
| Manatee Technical College Bradenton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 43 |
| Miami Dade College Miami | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Miami Dade College Miami | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Northwest Florida State College Niceville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Palm Beach State College Lake Worth | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Pasco-Hernando State College New Port Richey | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 67 |
| Pasco-Hernando State College New Port Richey | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg Saint Petersburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Polk State College Winter Haven | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Ridge Technical College Winter Haven | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Saint Johns River State College Palatka | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Seminole State College of Florida Sanford | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 171 |
| Seminole State College of Florida Sanford | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| South Florida State College Avon Park | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 14 |
| South Florida State College Avon Park | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| St Petersburg College St. Petersburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 17 |
| State College of Florida-Manatee-Sarasota Bradenton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Suncoast Technical College Sarasota | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 56 |
| Tallahassee State College Tallahassee | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 45 |
| University of Florida Gainesville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 41 |
| Valencia College Orlando | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 113 |
| Valencia College Orlando | Associate's degree | — | not published | 63 |
| William T McFatter Technical College Davie | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 100 |
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.