Associate-9% vs national median311 grads tracked
Fire Protection at Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
Ranked 68th of 101 associate programs in Fire Protection by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$49,684
middle 50%: $33,372 – $90,128
Median · 5 years out
$74,364
middle 50%: $56,170 – $93,308
Median · 10 years out
$94,100
middle 50%: $75,158 – $108,603
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Fire Protection (associate) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Fire Protection alumni from Cincinnati State Technical & Community College see a first-year median of $49.7k. Salaries grow to $74k by year five and $94k 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
≈ $6,545 total interest
Same major at other universities
Suffolk County Community College
$77,755 · 5 yrs out
Waubonsee Community College
$77,273 · 5 yrs out
Triton College
$76,015 · 5 yrs out
Elgin Community College
$75,786 · 5 yrs out
Blinn College
$75,548 · 5 yrs out
Louisiana State University at Eunice
$75,224 · 5 yrs out
Metropolitan Community College
$74,055 · 5 yrs out
Schenectady County Community College
$73,728 · 5 yrs out
Montana State University - Billings
$73,442 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$73,014 · 5 yrs out
Rock Valley College
$72,966 · 5 yrs out
Jefferson College
$72,896 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$103,197 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$84,631 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$76,734 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$76,680 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Associate)
$75,070 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Associate)
$73,650 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,585 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,224 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$71,690 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$71,487 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$70,474 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$70,298 · 5 yrs out
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