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Contact: Robert Lord (FS)

The Fire Command and Administration degree requires students to be currently working in fire service. The two-year Associate degree was developed as a collaborative program between Pierce College and Bates Technical College. Courses are shared between the two colleges and are offered exclusively online.

The Fire Command and Administration associate degree is designed for students to fulfill some of the undergraduate general education requirements of most four-year fire degree programs and is also recommended for students who have not yet decided upon the field they will enter, or the four-year institution they will attend.

This program is designed to respond to the high demand for trained fire service professionals. Successful students may utilize experience and knowledge gained through course study to advance to senior leadership positions leading to chief executive management positions, as well as to fulfill discipline-specific certification requirements for the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC).

Students must earn a minimum grade of 2.0 in each FCA course to complete the Fire Command and Administration degree.

Professional/technical program competencies can be found on the Pierce College website at www.pierce.ctc.edu/fire-command-outcomes.

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