Associate-22% vs national median141 grads tracked
Fire Protection at Owens Community College
Ranked 92nd of 101 associate programs in Fire Protection by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$39,482
middle 50%: $28,175 – $68,891
Median · 5 years out
$63,548
middle 50%: $47,763 – $85,664
Median · 10 years out
$79,550
middle 50%: $57,769 – $99,913
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 graduates from Owens Community College earn a median first-year salary of $39k. This figure rises to $64k after five years and $80k after ten years.
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
6.8 yrs
≈ $8,051 total interest
Same major at other universities
Delgado Community College
$67,664 · 5 yrs out
Aims Community College
$66,937 · 5 yrs out
Greenville Technical College
$65,194 · 5 yrs out
Kirkwood Community College
$65,062 · 5 yrs out
Lake Superior College
$64,326 · 5 yrs out
Onondaga Community College
$64,257 · 5 yrs out
Helena College University of Montana
$62,818 · 5 yrs out
Erie Community College
$61,498 · 5 yrs out
Vincennes University
$60,590 · 5 yrs out
University of Akron (The)
$60,484 · 5 yrs out
Parkland College
$54,051 · 5 yrs out
Ozarks Technical Community College
$53,767 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Owens Community College
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$83,767 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$82,803 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$80,729 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,928 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$69,605 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$68,978 · 5 yrs out
Quality Control and Safety Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$68,179 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Certificate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,570 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$67,184 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$66,534 · 5 yrs out
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician (Associate)
$64,718 · 5 yrs out
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