Associate's Degree · Orange Beach, AL
At Columbia Southern University, the Fire Protection associate's degree program reported $88,114 median earnings four years after completion and $10,500 median federal debt among 317 working graduates.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 releaseDownload source data ↗
01 · Published outcomes
Four-year median earnings were $88,114, five-year median earnings were $80,640, and median federal debt was $10,500 for the published program cohorts.
Earnings cover graduates who were working and not enrolled. Median debt uses a separate federal borrower cohort and is not a yearly payment.
02 · Same-field context
Among 2 published associate's degree records in this field, earnings ranked at the 100th percentile and debt was lower than about 50% of peers.
Higher earnings than about 100% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Lower median debt than about 50% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Percentiles describe this published peer group; they are not a rating of instruction, selectivity, or individual outcomes.
03 · Comparison records
The comparison group contains 2 institution-program records with the same field and credential, at least 75 working graduates, and published earnings and debt.
04 · Institution context
The Columbia Southern University institution report publishes school-level net price, completion, retention, undergraduate aid, and debt; those measures use cohorts separate from this program’s earnings and debt cohorts.
Orange Beach, Alabama · Private for-profit
Answers at a glance
The program FAQ reports $88,114 four-year median earnings, $10,500 median federal debt, 317 working graduates, and 2 same-field peer records.
Median earnings were $88,114 four years after completion and $80,640 five years after completion for working graduates who were not enrolled.
The published median federal debt was $10,500 across a reported debt cohort of 361 borrowers.
Peers share CIP field 43.02 and the Associate's Degree credential level, have at least 75 working graduates, and have published earnings and debt medians.
