Fire Protection programs in Virginia
14 schools in Virginia 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 Virginia
Managers, All Other in Virginia earn a median of $166,230 a year across 21,560 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 Virginia |
|---|---|---|
| Firefighters | $58,670 | 11,160 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers | $97,780 | 3,300 |
| Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary | $57,820 | 1,860 |
| Fire Inspectors and Investigators | $70,460 | 100 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Virginia Community College Lynchburg | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Germanna Community College Locust Grove | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Germanna Community College Locust Grove | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| J Sargeant Reynolds Community College Richmond | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| J Sargeant Reynolds Community College Richmond | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Northern Virginia Community College Annandale | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Patrick & Henry Community College Martinsville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Southside Virginia Community College Alberta | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Tidewater Community College Norfolk | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Tidewater Community College Norfolk | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Virginia Highlands Community College Abingdon | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Virginia Peninsula Community College Hampton | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Virginia Peninsula Community College Hampton | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Wytheville Community College Wytheville | Undergraduate certificate | — | 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.