by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Fire Protection is a major offered under the homeland security, law enforcement and firefighting program of study at Gaston College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in fire protection, including how many students graduate each year, the ethnic diversity of these students, whether or not the degree is offered online, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Gaston College paid an average of $268 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $76 per credit hour. The following table shows the average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $2,432 | $8,576 |
| Fees | $272 | $272 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,460 | $1,460 |
Learn more about Gaston College tuition and fees.
Gaston College does not offer an online option for its fire protection associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Gaston College Online Learning page.
Women made up around 10.0% of the fire protection students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is about the same as the countrywide number of 9.4%.
Of those graduates who received an associate degree in fire protection at Gaston College in 2019-2020, 10.0% were racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 26%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 0 |
| Black or African American | 0 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 1 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 9 |
| International Students | 0 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 0 |
Fire Protection students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Fire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician | 10 |
You may also be interested in one of these majors related to fire protection.
| Related Major | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 24 |
| Homeland Security | 1 |
*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.
