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Associate-6% vs national median82 grads tracked

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other at Danville Community College

Ranked 8th of 18 associate programs in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other by 5-year earnings.

Median · 1 year out
$50,129
middle 50%: $31,537 – $63,874
Median · 5 years out
$49,855
middle 50%: $36,628 – $66,779
Median · 10 years out
$46,497
middle 50%: $36,314 – $62,322

Salary trajectory

Median earnings vs the national median for Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other (associate) graduates.

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

Graduates of Danville Community College's associate program in Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other earn a median $50,129 one year after graduating, rising to $46,497 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 6% below the national median of $53,181 for this field, ranking 8th of 18 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
7.8 yrs
≈ $8,151 total interest

Same major at other universities

J Sargeant Reynolds Community College
$64,868 · 5 yrs out
Tidewater Community College
$59,848 · 5 yrs out
Brightpoint Community College
$59,105 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Peninsula Community College
$53,793 · 5 yrs out
New River Community College
$53,181 · 5 yrs out
Piedmont Virginia Community College
$52,963 · 5 yrs out
Germanna Community College
$47,119 · 5 yrs out
Mountain Empire Community College
$46,663 · 5 yrs out
Virginia Western Community College
$45,881 · 5 yrs out
Southside Virginia Community College
$45,881 · 5 yrs out
Central Virginia Community College
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Paul D. Camp Community College
$45,751 · 5 yrs out

Other majors at Danville Community College

Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$66,514 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$66,382 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$65,534 · 5 yrs out
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$63,874 · 5 yrs out
Precision Production (Certificate)
$61,036 · 5 yrs out
Precision Metal Working (Certificate)
$61,036 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$60,622 · 5 yrs out
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers (Certificate)
$59,253 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$59,022 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$58,858 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Certificate)
$57,619 · 5 yrs out
Construction Trades (Certificate)
$55,335 · 5 yrs out

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