Fire Science & Paramedicine Degrees Offered

Fire Science Degrees:

AAS - Fire Science (3205) - Degree Checklist
The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Fire Science provides the opportunity for individuals seeking careers in the fire service to acquire standard firefighting skills and prepare for state and/or national certifications, including the Firefighter I and II Certification. Students will gain broad knowledge and skills necessary to work effectively in the fire service as firefighters.

AAS - Fire Service Management (3207) - Degree Checklist
The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Fire Service Management can be used by professional firefighters for promotional opportunities within the Fire Services. The program provides courses for experienced professional firefighters who desire to learn advanced fireground tactics and strategy, building construction, practical incident command, supervisory training of personnel, public administration, basic finance, and human resource management. Students can select from a variety of fire science electives to meet their professional goals.

AAS - Emergency Response & Operations (3112) - Degree Checklist
The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Emergency Response and Operations provides students with the knowledge and skills needed in today's public safety workplace. The program develops skills for planning, responding, and mitigating emergency situations with emphasis on effective response and operations.

Paramedicine (Paramedic Education) Degrees:

AAS - Paramedicine (3889)
The Associate in Applied Sciences (AAS) in Paramedicine is a nationally accredited program designed to prepare students to become Paramedics. This program is a formal education in such paramedicine topics as anatomy and physiology, pathophysiology, cardiology, pulmonary, pharmacology, pediatrics, geriatrics hematology, toxicology. Paramedicine builds upon EMT education and includes paramedic scope of practice. Paramedicine is integrated with fire service, law enforcement, ground transport services, flight transport services, search and rescue, hospitals, clinical setting, community paramedicine, and EMS education.

Important Note Regarding Degrees

  • AAS - Fire Science (3205) is the degree used for all new fire science students beginning their degree pursuit in the Fall 2020 semester and after.  This is the new Fire Science associate's degree as of August 2020, therefore any student pursuing fire science beginning in the Fall 2020 semester and after will fall under this new curriculum.
  • Students who began their fire science degree pursuit prior to Fall 2020 and were pursuing an AAS - Emergency Response & Operations track, but had a break in enrollment at the community college district for three (3) straight semesters will lose their catalog protection and will now fall under the new curriculum, thus requiring the student to pursue the new AAS - Fire Science (3205) degree.
  • AAS - Emergency Response & Operations (3112) is for students who began their fire science degree pursuit prior to the Fall 2020 semester and have not had a break in enrollment.  These students who have continued taking courses towards their degree without a break in enrollment STILL are eligible to complete and petition for the Emergency Response & Operations degree at this time.  These students may also pursue the new fire science degree if they so choose.
  • AAS - Fire Service Management (3207) replaces the previous AAS - Fire Service Professional (3064) degree, and is for current professional firefighters only.
  • AAS - Paramedicine (3889) requires acceptance into and completion of the Paramedic Education training program.
  • There is no EMT associate's degree, only a certificate of completion is available for EMT - please see the Certificates Offered page for more info.