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Fire Protection at Catawba Valley Community College

Fire Protection at Catawba Valley Community College

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

CVCC is located in Hickory, North Carolina and has a total student population of 4,328.

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.

CVCC Fire Protection Degrees Available

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

CVCC Fire Protection Rankings

Fire Protection Student Demographics at CVCC

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

Concentrations Within Fire Protection

The following fire protection concentations are available at Catawba Valley Community College. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Catawba Valley 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 Catawba Valley 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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