by our College Data Analytics TeamFire Prevention & Safety Technology/Technician is a concentration offered under the fire protection major at Gaston College. We’ve pulled together some essential information you should know about the associate degree program in fire prevention and safety technology/technician, 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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In 2019-2020, the average part-time undergraduate tuition at Gaston College was $268 per credit hour for out-of-state students. The average for in-state students was $76 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $2,432 | $8,576 |
| Fees | $272 | $272 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,460 | $1,460 |
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Gaston College does not offer an online option for its fire prevention and safety technology/technician 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 prevention and safety technology/technician students who took home an associate degree in 2019-2020. This is in the same ballpark of the nationwide number of 10.7%.
Around 10.0% of fire prevention and safety technology/technician associate degree recipients at Gaston College in 2019-2020 were awarded to racial-ethnic minorities*. This is lower than the nationwide number of 38%.
| 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 |
*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.
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