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Firefighter
- Median pay
- $59,280/yr
- 10-yr job growth
- 3.4%
Degree Programs That Lead Here
These are the fields of study that feed into a Firefighter career. The colleges below all offer at least one of them.
445 colleges · showing 1–25
| College | Matching program | Credential | Net price/yr | State |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oxnard College Oxnard, CA · 2-yr Public | Fire Protection | Certificate | — | CA |
| Atlanta Technical College Atlanta, GA · 2-yr Public | Fire Protection | Associate's | — | GA |
| College of the Sequoias Visalia, CA · 2-yr Public | Fire Protection | Associate's | $480 | CA |
| College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 2-yr Public | Fire Protection | Associate's | $536 | CA |
| Southern Regional Technical College Thomasville, GA · 2-yr Public | Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy | Certificate | $813 | GA |
| Cleveland Community College Shelby, NC · 2-yr Public | Fire Protection | Associate's | $995 | NC |
| Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 2-yr Public | Fire Protection | Associate's | $1,115 | CA |
| College of the Mainland Texas City, TX · 4-yr Public | Fire Protection | Certificate | $1,342 | TX |
| St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL · 4-yr Public | Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy +1 more | Bachelor's | $1,471 | FL |
| Macomb Community College Warren, MI · 2-yr Public | Fire Protection | Associate's | $1,618 | MI |
| Durham Technical Community College Durham, NC · 2-yr Public | Fire Protection | Associate's | $1,664 | NC |
| Joliet Junior College Joliet, IL · 2-yr Public | Fire Protection | Associate's | $1,672 | IL |
| South Texas College McAllen, TX · 4-yr Public | Fire Protection | Associate's | $1,751 | TX |
| Johnston Community College Smithfield, NC · 2-yr Public | Fire Protection | Associate's | $1,776 | NC |
| Victor Valley College Victorville, CA · 4-yr Public | Fire Protection | Associate's | $1,947 | CA |
| Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College Ruidoso, NM · 2-yr Public | Fire Protection | Associate's | $2,042 | NM |
| Lake Land College Mattoon, IL · 2-yr Public | Fire Protection | Associate's | $2,254 | IL |
| Schoolcraft Community College District Livonia, MI · 4-yr Public | Fire Protection | Associate's | $2,260 | MI |
| Middlesex College Edison, NJ · 2-yr Public | Fire Protection | Associate's | $2,288 | NJ |
| West Georgia Technical College Waco, GA · 2-yr Public | Fire Protection | Associate's | $2,457 | GA |
| Yuba College Marysville, CA · 2-yr Public | Fire Protection | Associate's | $2,576 | CA |
| Middlesex Community College Bedford, MA · 2-yr Public | Fire Protection | Associate's | $2,624 | MA |
| Modesto Junior College Modesto, CA · 4-yr Public | Fire Protection | Associate's | $2,818 | CA |
| Moraine Valley Community College Palos Hills, IL · 2-yr Public | Fire Protection | Associate's | $2,829 | IL |
| Shasta College Redding, CA · 4-yr Public | Fire Protection | Associate's | $2,878 | CA |
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