Fire Protection programs in Washington
19 schools in Washington 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 Washington
Managers, All Other in Washington earn a median of $164,160 a year across 10,490 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 Washington |
|---|---|---|
| Firefighters | $94,520 | 7,560 |
| Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary | $77,530 | 3,610 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers | $129,350 | 3,350 |
| Fire Inspectors and Investigators | $122,900 | 380 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bates Technical College Tacoma | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Bates Technical College Tacoma | Associate's degree | — | not published | 11 |
| Clover Park Technical College Lakewood | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 17 |
| Clover Park Technical College Lakewood | Associate's degree | — | not published | 15 |
| Columbia Basin College Pasco | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Edmonds College Lynnwood | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Everett Community College Everett | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Everett Community College Everett | Associate's degree | — | not published | 24 |
| Green River College Auburn | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Lower Columbia College Longview | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Lower Columbia College Longview | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| North Seattle College Seattle | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Pierce College District Lakewood | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Skagit Valley College Mount Vernon | Associate's degree | — | not published | 12 |
| South Puget Sound Community College Olympia | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Spokane Community College Spokane | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Walla Walla Community College Walla Walla | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Walla Walla Community College Walla Walla | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Wenatchee Valley College Wenatchee | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
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.