Fire Protection programs in New York
20 schools in New York teach this, at certificate or associate level. 3 of them report what graduates earn two years out; the highest is $42,682 at Onondaga Community College.
What this work pays in New York
Managers, All Other in New York earn a median of $167,200 a year across 18,470 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 York |
|---|---|---|
| Firefighters | $100,960 | 12,950 |
| Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary | $75,170 | 5,250 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers | $132,520 | 4,100 |
| Fire Inspectors and Investigators | $73,920 | 1,200 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Onondaga Community College Syracuse | Associate's degree | — | $42,682 (13 grads) | 17 |
| Monroe Community College Rochester | Associate's degree | — | $39,909 (14 grads) | 12 |
| Suffolk County Community College Selden | Associate's degree | — | $33,446 (15 grads) | 6 |
| Dutchess Community College Poughkeepsie | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Erie Community College Buffalo | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Finger Lakes Community College Canandaigua | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Jefferson Community College Watertown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Jefferson Community College Watertown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Mohawk Valley Community College Utica | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Nassau Community College Garden City | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Onondaga Community College Syracuse | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Orange County Community College Middletown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Rockland Community College Suffern | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| SUNY Broome Community College Binghamton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| SUNY Corning Community College Corning | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Schenectady County Community College Schenectady | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Schenectady County Community College Schenectady | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Suffolk County Community College Selden | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Sullivan County Community College Loch Sheldrake | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Ulster County Community College Stone Ridge | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
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.