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Permalink Reply by LadyChaplain on May 30, 2009 at 11:36pm

:-P thanks

Permalink Reply by Robert Owens on June 9, 2009 at 11:24am

Its official I have completed my last class with CSU and in 6 to 8 weeks will be getting my diploma in the mail. Havent decided if I will walk or not but I have until October to decide that.

Permalink Reply by Ben Waller on June 9, 2009 at 9:17pm

Congratulations

Permalink Reply by Keri on September 1, 2009 at 3:40pm

As for me, I've got it good. The dept I work for is in a small college town with a city close by that has a couple of universities and comm colleges. My fire dept is a combination with 9 career guys, 6 residents, and a handful of volunteers. The resident program is setup for college students. We get to live in the fire station, work shifts with the career guys, get lots of training, and get paid a monthly stipend. You are required to be taking a minimum of 8 credits each quarter (except summer) at one of the five local colleges/universities to be part of the resident program. And the days you are on shift you are excused to go to class. I go to the state university that is just a block away for the station, I love being able to be a ff/emt while going to school full time. The dept puts our education first for us residents, so if we need more time to work on a lab or do any other hw its no problem, but also the university profs are great about letting us run on calls if we want/need to. Since our dept has a yearly contract with the university, our career guys have been talking about trying to get the university to finanicly support the resident program in some way i.e. tution or books or both for the 6 residents (although some to go school in the city, so they would still be on their own) but with the economic situation right now that probably won't happen at least for the next few years.

I am majoring in Electrical Engineering (BS) and Criminal Justice (BA), and minoring in Math, Physics, and Sociology. I didn't start working at the fire dept until part way through my second year of school, which would partly explain why my degrees will have basically nothing to do with firefighting.

Permalink Reply by Lee Huff on February 1, 2010 at 10:56pm

Well, the nursing degree fell through. I wound up changing majors to Justice Studies. At my school, Kent State University, I can pursue up to a Bachelor's Degree in this area. I'm hoping to eventually take the arson classes that are offered through my local fire schools and try to move in this direction. If not, I can still take the justice degree any number of ways. I'm too old for Civil Service police work, but I still have the option of private security, or even Paralegal.

Permalink Reply by Gavin on June 9, 2010 at 4:33pm

I figured I would chime in,

I am from Canada and just got started in the fire dept. about 4 months ago, I am a Fire Prevention Officer/Fire Inspector. I took a 3 year program at Seneca College and recived a Diploma in Fire Protection Engineering Technology. Seneca just announced an argreement withthe University of Cincinnati when i graduated that the University of Cincinnati would expect all of my senca course (as long as they were a grade of C and better). So in turn I got my Bachelor of Science in Fire and Safety Engineering Technology, it required me to take 10 additional courses. It is an open learning program so i was able to do the course at my own pace on-line. Which alowed me to get out working after i finished at Seneca. I worked as a Health and Safety officer for the goverment of Canada.

I belive that taking some form of post-secondary education is worth while, I would not get the job i have now if i didn't.

Gavin

Permalink Reply by Bill Brierton on June 24, 2010 at 9:58am

Two years ago (I looked at the beginning of this to see when I last posted something), I was taking courses from the University of Maryland. Two years later, I am 44 credits away from that degree. Now that may seem like alot of credits but actually if I plan this right I might be able to finish it in four years or less. At that time I will have 21 years in the fire service, though what I will do with the degree has yet to be determined but if nothing else it will be a sense of personal accomplishment.

Permalink Reply by FFtrainer on July 3, 2010 at 8:28pm

I am working towards my bachelor's degree at the University of Memphis. I am thinking about attending Columbia Southern University for my Masters.

Permalink Reply by Aramis on August 19, 2010 at 6:06am

Hi- am i counted? i m a graduate of the Bachelor of Arts in Peace and Security Studies, and got a masters in Public Administration, is that is meant by degrees or technical trainings like firefighting, investigation, search and rescue..etc?

Permalink Reply by Louise Thornton on October 3, 2010 at 9:58am

I think he meant any degree. As you I also have a PhD in Psychology and got my Fire Science from Illinois Central College Police and Security and North American College Drafting and H Tech Inst.
I didn't get a degree but I did get a cert. from Harvard in law.

Permalink Reply by Devan Mills on April 20, 2011 at 5:56pm

I am currently enrolled in an Associates degree of Fire Science program at Georgia Northwestern Technical College, i love the fire service. it is a great program anyone in Georgia, or anywhere should consider it.

Permalink Reply by Jase Blunt on November 5, 2011 at 1:23pm

Does anyone have any experience with the Master Programs from EKU or AMC?  I'm shoping around for an on-line Masters degree and it seems like both are good options, but which one is better?

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