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Fire Protection at Gaston College

Fire Protection at Gaston College

Every fire protection school has its own distinct culture and strengths. We've pulled together some statistics and other details to help you see how the fire protection program at Gaston College stacks up to those at other schools.

Gaston College is located in Dallas, North Carolina and has a total student population of 5,345.

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.

Gaston College Fire Protection Degrees Available

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

Gaston College Fire Protection Rankings

Fire Protection Student Demographics at Gaston College

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

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 Gaston 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 Gaston 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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