Fire Protection programs in Missouri
14 schools in Missouri teach this, at certificate or associate level. 1 of them reports what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $35,060 at Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City.
What this work pays in Missouri
Managers, All Other in Missouri earn a median of $125,760 a year across 11,420 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 Missouri |
|---|---|---|
| Firefighters | $49,080 | 6,580 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers | $75,970 | 1,950 |
| Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary | $59,640 | 1,630 |
| Fire Inspectors and Investigators | $77,240 | 110 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City Kansas City | Undergraduate certificate | $5,343 | $35,060 (19 grads) | 66 |
| Columbia College Columbia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Crowder College Neosho | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Crowder College Neosho | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City Kansas City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 7 |
| Mineral Area College Park Hills | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Missouri Southern State University Joplin | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| North Central Missouri College Trenton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Ozarks Technical Community College Springfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| State Fair Community College Sedalia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| State Fair Community College Sedalia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Three Rivers College Poplar Bluff | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Three Rivers College Poplar Bluff | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
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.