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Associate+22% vs national median111 grads tracked

Fire Protection at Sinclair Community College

Ranked 27th of 101 associate programs in Fire Protection by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$88,299
middle 50%: $50,767 – $118,020
Median · 5 years out
$99,192
middle 50%: $68,626 – $128,416
Median · 10 years out
$110,564
middle 50%: $76,015 – $138,614

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Fire Protection (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Sinclair Community College's associate program in Fire Protection earn a median $88,299 one year after graduating, rising to $110,564 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 22% above the national median of $81,295 for this field, ranking 27th of 101 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
3.8 yrs
≈ $3,879 total interest

Same major at other universities

Massasoit Community College
$101,595 · 5 yrs out
Quinsigamond Community College
$100,794 · 5 yrs out
Northern Virginia Community College
$100,794 · 5 yrs out
Corning Community College - SUNY Office of Community Colleges
$100,565 · 5 yrs out
Midland College
$99,674 · 5 yrs out
Southwestern Illinois College
$99,192 · 5 yrs out
Kilgore College
$99,192 · 5 yrs out
Austin Community College
$98,659 · 5 yrs out
Portland Community College
$97,859 · 5 yrs out
Joliet Junior College
$97,751 · 5 yrs out
Lakeland Community College
$97,356 · 5 yrs out
Colorado Mountain College
$96,791 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Sinclair Community College

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies (Associate)
$85,788 · 5 yrs out
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Associate)
$84,796 · 5 yrs out
Computer Programming (Associate)
$82,803 · 5 yrs out
Military Technologies and Applied Sciences (Certificate)
$80,863 · 5 yrs out
Intelligence, Command Control and Information Operations (Certificate)
$80,863 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$77,702 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Engineering (Associate)
$74,186 · 5 yrs out
Engineering (Associate)
$72,518 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$72,273 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$72,273 · 5 yrs out
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$72,014 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$71,823 · 5 yrs out

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