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Certificate (under 1 year)+15% vs national median1,234 grads tracked

Fire Protection at Dallas College

Ranked 8th of 64 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Fire Protection by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$63,070
middle 50%: $55,075 – $73,414
Median · 5 years out
$81,624
middle 50%: $70,445 – $95,590
Median · 10 years out
$89,016
middle 50%: $79,286 – $101,020

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Fire Protection (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.

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

Graduates of Dallas College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Fire Protection earn a median $63,070 one year after graduating, rising to $89,016 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 15% above the national median of $71,068 for this field, ranking 8th of 64 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
4.9 yrs
≈ $5,384 total interest

Same major at other universities

Collin County Community College District
$87,082 · 5 yrs out
Tarrant County College District
$85,733 · 5 yrs out
Des Moines Area Community College
$85,523 · 5 yrs out
Hennepin Technical College
$84,761 · 5 yrs out
Kirkwood Community College
$83,557 · 5 yrs out
Houston Community College
$82,328 · 5 yrs out
Arapahoe Community College
$81,157 · 5 yrs out
Lincoln Land Community College
$80,964 · 5 yrs out
Lamar Institute of Technology
$79,409 · 5 yrs out
Lewis and Clark Community College
$77,430 · 5 yrs out
Amarillo College
$76,343 · 5 yrs out
Cisco College
$76,267 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Dallas College

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$91,898 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$88,854 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$87,013 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$84,216 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Associate)
$81,344 · 5 yrs out
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services (Certificate)
$75,724 · 5 yrs out
Criminal Justice and Corrections (Certificate)
$73,242 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Certificate)
$70,934 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$67,715 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Certificate)
$66,891 · 5 yrs out
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate)
$66,599 · 5 yrs out
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications (Associate)
$64,718 · 5 yrs out

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