The Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Major at Forsyth Technical Community College

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Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician at Forsyth Technical Community College

Every fire prevention & safety technology/technician school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the fire prevention and safety technology/technician program at Forsyth Technical Community College stacks up to those at other schools.

Forsyth Tech is located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina and approximately 7,587 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician section at the bottom of this page.

Forsyth Tech Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Degrees Available

Associate’s Degree in Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician

Forsyth Tech Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Rankings

Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Student Demographics at Forsyth Tech

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the fire prevention and safety technology/technician majors at Forsyth Technical Community College.

Forsyth Tech Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician Associate’s Program

50% Women

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 50% of fire prevention and safety technology/technician associate's degrees went to men and 50% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in fire prevention and safety technology/technician only graduates about 12% women each year. The program at Forsyth Tech may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 38% more women than average.

Forsyth Tech does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in fire prevention and safety technology/technician graduates 4% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Forsyth Technical Community College with a associate's in fire prevention and safety technology/technician.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	1
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	2
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	1

Careers That Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician Grads May Go Into

A degree in fire prevention and safety technology/technician 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 Forsyth Technical Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in NC	Average Salary in NC
Fire Fighting Supervisors	1,620	$61,070
Fire Inspectors	480	$52,760

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*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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