Fire Protection at Davidson County Community College

What traits are you looking for in a fire protection school? To help you decide if Davidson County Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's fire protection program.

DCCC is located in Thomasville, North Carolina and approximately 3,765 students attend the school each year.

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

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

9% Women

For the most recent academic year available, 91% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 9% went to women.

The majority of those who receive an associate's degree in fire protection at DCCC are white. Around 100% 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.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	0
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	11
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	0

Concentrations Within Fire Protection

If you plan to be a fire protection major, you may want to focus your studies on one of the following concentrations. 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
Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician	14

Criminal Justice & Corrections

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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