Structural Fire Science AAS

This program will build a strong foundation of the essentials needed to work in the fire service industry, ensuring an understanding of rudimentary technical skills. By incorporating comprehensive curriculum of fire prevention, fire protection, hazardous materials response, and fire administration, the program takes a multi-professional approach to policy integration and academic preparation in specialized fire service equipment and apparatus applications. Completion of all technical courses offered in this plan qualifies students for work as an entry level firefighter. In collaboration with the NM Firefighting Academy students can earn International Fire Service Accreditation Council (IFSAC) certificates for 10 of the technical courses offered. Students already possessing IFSAC certification are eligible to earn prior learning assessment credit (PLA). See Structural Fire Science PLA crosswalk and catalog for PLA policy. This is for students who desire to become firefighters, as well as those currently employed in the field looking to advance their knowledge base.

Additional hours may be required for program requirements for transfer students who are NMGEC complete.

Any student who is ineligible for state, national, or industry licensure or certification is ineligible for entry into this program.