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Certificate (1-2 years)-39% vs national median66 grads tracked

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

Ranked 87th 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
$33,861
middle 50%: $25,504 – $55,665
Median · 5 years out
$35,184
middle 50%: $24,571 – $43,907
Median · 10 years out
$59,848
middle 50%: $40,342 – $74,301

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 Finger Lakes 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 $33,861 one year after graduating, rising to $59,848 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 39% below the national median of $57,619 for this field, ranking 87th 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?

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
10.1 yrs
≈ $12,442 total interest

Same major at other universities

Danville Community College
$40,944 · 5 yrs out
Iowa Central Community College
$40,342 · 5 yrs out
Itasca Community College
$38,967 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 6
$38,692 · 5 yrs out
Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana - Region 12
$38,279 · 5 yrs out
SUNY College of Technology at Canton
$36,903 · 5 yrs out
West Virginia University - Parkersburg
$35,091 · 5 yrs out
SOWELA Technical Community College
$34,573 · 5 yrs out
Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College
$34,107 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Finger Lakes Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges

Engineering (Associate)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$71,869 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$67,826 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$67,826 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,042 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$66,448 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$54,910 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$54,757 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$54,199 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$48,617 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Associate)
$48,617 · 5 yrs out

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