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Certificate (1-2 years)+22% vs national median968 grads tracked

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services at Arapahoe Community College

Ranked 17th of 90 certificate (1-2 years) programs in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$54,615
middle 50%: $39,187 – $67,019
Median · 5 years out
$70,527
middle 50%: $53,934 – $88,688
Median · 10 years out
$80,310
middle 50%: $57,579 – $106,033

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (certificate (1-2 years)) graduates.

This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates

Graduates earning a certificate in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services see a first-year median salary of $55k. Earnings grow to $71k by year five and $80k by year ten.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.

Will the degree pay for itself?

Drag the sliders — payback uses this program's actual salary curve.

Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).

Paid off in
5.8 yrs
≈ $6,327 total interest

Same major at other universities

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$75,634 · 5 yrs out
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$74,872 · 5 yrs out
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$73,820 · 5 yrs out
Jamestown Community College
$72,371 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$71,441 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mesa University
$70,870 · 5 yrs out
Mountwest Community and Technical College
$68,564 · 5 yrs out
Community College of Aurora
$66,500 · 5 yrs out
Northland Community and Technical College
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Saint Louis Community College
$65,986 · 5 yrs out
Utah Valley University
$65,723 · 5 yrs out
Aims Community College
$65,177 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Arapahoe Community College

Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$96,991 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$94,228 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$93,789 · 5 yrs out
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection (Certificate)
$91,987 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$87,772 · 5 yrs out
Fire Protection (Certificate)
$81,157 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$78,843 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$74,110 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Associate)
$74,110 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$73,872 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$71,696 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$71,212 · 5 yrs out

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