Fire Protection programs in New Jersey
14 schools in New Jersey teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in New Jersey
Managers, All Other in New Jersey earn a median of $161,510 a year across 30,270 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 New Jersey |
|---|---|---|
| Firefighters | $84,130 | 7,500 |
| Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary | $72,440 | 2,590 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers | $133,210 | 2,210 |
| Fire Inspectors and Investigators | $60,100 | 1,290 |
| Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists | $57,380 | 140 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camden County College Blackwood | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| County College of Morris Randolph | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Mercer County Community College West Windsor | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Middlesex College Edison | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Ocean County College Toms River | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Ocean County College Toms River | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Passaic County Community College Paterson | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 3 |
| Passaic County Community College Paterson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Rowan College at Burlington County Mount Laurel | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Rowan College at Burlington County Mount Laurel | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Sussex County Community College Newton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Sussex County Community College Newton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| UCNJ Union College of Union County, New Jersey Cranford | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Warren County Community College Washington | 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.