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Certificate (1-2 years)+33% vs national median88 grads tracked

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services at Corning Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges

Ranked 9th 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
$58,363
middle 50%: $42,505 – $81,671
Median · 5 years out
$76,770
middle 50%: $55,746 – $91,987
Median · 10 years out
$89,177
middle 50%: $67,042 – $101,595

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 of Corning Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges's certificate (1-2 years) program in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services earn a median $58,363 one year after graduating, rising to $89,177 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 33% above the national median of $57,619 for this field, ranking 9th of 90 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
5.3 yrs
≈ $5,826 total interest

Same major at other universities

Metropolitan State University
$84,300 · 5 yrs out
Onondaga Community College
$83,758 · 5 yrs out
Erie Community College
$82,541 · 5 yrs out
Ulster County Community College
$81,741 · 5 yrs out
Delgado Community College
$78,215 · 5 yrs out
Red Rocks Community College
$77,653 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana State University at Eunice
$76,644 · 5 yrs out
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$75,634 · 5 yrs out
Mohawk Valley Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$74,872 · 5 yrs out
Alexandria Technical and Community College
$73,820 · 5 yrs out
Jamestown Community College
$72,371 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$71,441 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Corning Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges

Fire Protection (Associate)
$100,565 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$86,150 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$80,540 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$77,524 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$77,146 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$77,146 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$75,672 · 5 yrs out
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$75,672 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$72,546 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,043 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other (Associate)
$66,514 · 5 yrs out

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