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Fire Protection at Davidson County Community College

If you plan to study fire protection, take a look at what Davidson County Community College has to offer and decide if the program is a good match for you. Get started with the following essential facts.

DCCC is located in Thomasville, North Carolina and approximately 3,765 students attend the school each year. During the the most recent year for which data is available, 14 students received their associate's degree in fire protection.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Fire Protection section at the bottom of this page.

DCCC Fire Protection Degrees Available

  • Basic Certificate in Fire Protection (Less Than 1 Year)
  • Associate’s Degree in Fire Protection

Online Classes Are Available at DCCC

Don't have the time or the flexibility in your schedule to take traditional classes? Online courses may be the perfect solution for you. They allow independent learners to study when and where they want to while offering the rigor of in-person classes.

Are you one of the many who prefer to take online classes? DCCC offers distance education options for fire protection at the following degree levels:

  • Associate’s Degree

DCCC Fire Protection Rankings

Fire Protection Student Demographics at DCCC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the fire protection majors at Davidson County Community College.

DCCC Fire Protection Associate’s Program

21% Women
14% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 79% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 21% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in fire protection only graduates about 11% women each year. The program at DCCC may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 10% more women than average.

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The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in fire protection at DCCC are white. Around 86% fell into this category, which is below average for this degree.

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Davidson County Community College with a associate's in fire protection.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Students
Asian 0
Black or African American 2
Hispanic or Latino 0
White 12
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 0

Concentrations Within Fire Protection

The following fire protection concentations are available at Davidson County Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Davidson County Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration Annual Degrees Awarded

Careers That Fire Protection Grads May Go Into

A degree in fire protection can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for NC, the home state for Davidson County Community College.

Occupation Jobs in NC Average Salary in NC
Firefighters 14,870 $35,500
Managers 11,990 $121,500
Fire Fighting Supervisors 1,620 $61,070
Fire Inspectors 480 $52,760

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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