Fire Protection programs in Pennsylvania
14 schools in Pennsylvania 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 Pennsylvania
Managers, All Other in Pennsylvania earn a median of $131,600 a year across 20,170 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 Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|
| Firefighters | $73,460 | 5,020 |
| Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary | $63,160 | 4,780 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers | $101,050 | 1,340 |
| Fire Inspectors and Investigators | $59,080 | 280 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucks County Community College Newtown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 18 |
| Bucks County Community College Newtown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 13 |
| Butler County Community College Butler | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Community College of Allegheny County Pittsburgh | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Community College of Philadelphia Philadelphia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Delaware County Community College Media | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Harrisburg Area Community College Harrisburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Montgomery County Community College Blue Bell | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Northampton County Area Community College Bethlehem | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
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.