Academics: FIRE

FIRE Frequently Asked Questions are in 3 sections: Program, Federal Fire Department Student Career Experience Program (FFD SCEP), and Employment.

Program

1) Will the FIRE program prepare you for a fire-fighting career?

Our program technical standards have been developed to help students understand the minimum essential mental, physical, and behavioral skills necessary for participation in and completion of all core aspects of our curriculum.

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Brief Program Description/Goals

The focus of this program is on prevention and inspection; fire control; rescue and emergency medical and management and administration. The goal of this program is to teach students about essentials in the fire fighting profession and to meet the educational and promotional needs of the working professional.

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What Is Unique About The Program

Only college level FIRE training program on O‘ahu.

Hands-on classes that give students an opportunity to get first responder, emergency medical technician B and wildland certifications.

Opportunity to apply as a student fire recruit once completed 47 credits toward the 63 credit program and with a 3.0 GPA or higher.

Program Prerequisites

• "C" or higher in ENG 22/60 or ESL 23, OR Placement in ENG 100
• Placement in MATH 24/50

Program Student Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of the FIRE program, students will be able to:

• Demonstrate knowledge and skills required to respond appropriately to fire and environmental emergency situations at the private, city, state, or federal level.

Degrees That Can Be Earned

• Certificate of Achievement (CA)
• Associate in Applied Science (AAS)

Itemized Estimate of Educational Costs

• Tuition based on total credits taken.
• Books approximately $100- $250 per semester.

Gainful Employment Information

* - Job Placement info currently available only for 2010-2011 completers

Faculty & Staff

• Richard (Scotty) Rhode, Instructor, CC, Email, 845-9450
• Stacy Rogers, Professor, CC, Email, 845-9212