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Fire Protection at North Central Texas College

If you are interested in studying fire protection, you may want to check out the program at North Central Texas College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

NCTC is located in Gainesville, Texas and has a total student population of 8,352.

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.

NCTC Fire Protection Degrees Available

  • Undergrad Certificate in Fire Protection (1 - 4 Years)
  • Associate’s Degree in Fire Protection

NCTC Fire Protection Rankings

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Fire Protection Student Demographics at NCTC

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the fire protection majors at North Central Texas College.

NCTC Fire Protection Associate’s Program

50% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
For the most recent academic year available, 100% of fire protection associate's degrees went to men and 0% went to women.

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NCTC does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in fire protection graduates 19% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

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

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

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 TX, the home state for North Central Texas College.

Occupation Jobs in TX Average Salary in TX
Firefighters 29,110 $52,520
Managers 20,710 $122,130
Fire Fighting Supervisors 3,770 $76,800
Fire Inspectors 2,120 $63,540
Forest Fire Inspectors and Prevention Specialists 100 $63,470

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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