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Associate-14% vs national median66 grads tracked

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

Ranked 273rd of 359 associate programs in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$40,342
middle 50%: $27,929 – $62,322
Median · 5 years out
$45,751
middle 50%: $37,592 – $61,332
Median · 10 years out
n/a
not enough graduates to report

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Flathead Valley Community College's associate program in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services earn a median $40,342 one year after graduating, rising to $45,751 by year five. Five years out, earnings run 14% below the national median of $53,511 for this field, ranking 273rd of 359 reporting programs.

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?

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

Paid off in
9.1 yrs
≈ $10,016 total interest

Same major at other universities

Technical College of the Lowcountry - Beaufort Campus
$46,093 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana
$46,046 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 4
$46,035 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12
$45,989 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Western Community College
$45,922 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Delhi
$45,903 · 5 yrs out
Clinton Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Belmont College
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 13
$45,609 · 5 yrs out
Hawaii Community College
$45,582 · 5 yrs out
SUNY Fulton-Montgomery Community College
$45,551 · 5 yrs out
McLennan Community College
$45,451 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Flathead Valley Community College

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$75,253 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Associate)
$66,717 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$62,520 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$59,253 · 5 yrs out
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$59,253 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$58,208 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Associate)
$57,867 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$57,471 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Associate)
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Associate)
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$51,223 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$51,223 · 5 yrs out

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