Fire Protection programs in North Carolina
42 schools in North Carolina teach this, at certificate or associate level. The Department of Education publishes earnings for none of them, so the figures below are what the occupation itself pays.
What this work pays in North Carolina
Managers, All Other in North Carolina earn a median of $141,160 a year across 21,830 jobs. That is what the occupation pays everyone in it — not what graduates of any one program below earned.
| Also leads to | Median | Jobs in North Carolina |
|---|---|---|
| Firefighters | $37,940 | 19,410 |
| Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary | $62,390 | 6,510 |
| First-Line Supervisors of Firefighting and Prevention Workers | $59,560 | 5,050 |
| Fire Inspectors and Investigators | $66,820 | 870 |
Occupation wages: Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, 2025.
Schools
| School | Credential | Median debt | Graduate earnings, 2 yrs | Graduates |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alamance Community College Graham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 4 |
| Alamance Community College Graham | Associate's degree | — | not published | 3 |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College Asheville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Blue Ridge Community College Flat Rock | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Blue Ridge Community College Flat Rock | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Cape Fear Community College Wilmington | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Catawba Valley Community College Hickory | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 2 |
| Catawba Valley Community College Hickory | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 6 |
| Central Piedmont Community College Charlotte | Associate's degree | — | not published | 18 |
| Cleveland Community College Shelby | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 1 |
| Cleveland Community College Shelby | Associate's degree | — | not published | 22 |
| Coastal Carolina Community College Jacksonville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 23 |
| Coastal Carolina Community College Jacksonville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Davidson-Davie Community College Thomasville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 10 |
| Davidson-Davie Community College Thomasville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Durham Technical Community College Durham | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Durham Technical Community College Durham | Associate's degree | — | not published | 1 |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 32 |
| Fayetteville Technical Community College Fayetteville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 30 |
| Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Forsyth Technical Community College Winston-Salem | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Gaston College Dallas | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 5 |
| Gaston College Dallas | Associate's degree | — | not published | 8 |
| Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 9 |
| Guilford Technical Community College Jamestown | Associate's degree | — | not published | 14 |
| Johnston Community College Smithfield | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 12 |
| Johnston Community College Smithfield | Associate's degree | — | not published | 5 |
| Mitchell Community College Statesville | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Mitchell Community College Statesville | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Nash Community College Rocky Mount | Associate's degree | — | not published | 4 |
| Randolph Community College Asheboro | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Randolph Community College Asheboro | Associate's degree | — | not published | — |
| Rockingham Community College Wentworth | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Salisbury | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 7 |
| Rowan-Cabarrus Community College Salisbury | Associate's degree | — | not published | 9 |
| Sandhills Community College Pinehurst | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | — |
| Sandhills Community College Pinehurst | Associate's degree | — | not published | 2 |
| Wake Technical Community College Raleigh | Undergraduate certificate | — | not published | 0 |
| Wake Technical Community College Raleigh | Associate's degree | — | not published | 6 |
| Wilson Community College Wilson | Associate's degree | — | not published | 0 |
A dash under earnings or debt means the U.S. Department of Education has not published a figure for that program — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates, which covers about four of every five programs. It never means zero, and it says nothing about whether the program is any good. Where a figure is shown, the number of graduates behind it is shown with it.
Email me when these figures change
The U.S. Department of Education publishes new cost, debt and earnings figures once a year, and every number on this page changes at once. One email when that happens for Fire Protection — nothing else, and nothing in between.
Program and outcome figures: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10.