Fire Protection - Alamance Community College

Fire Protection from Alamance Community College is a Campus Certificate Fire Systems Technology degree that prepares you for a Fire Protection career. The FIP Management Certificate is a sixteen-hour concentration under the curriculum title of Fire Protection Technology that has been specifically designed to prepare fire fighters for mid-level management positions within the fire service. It provides professional development and career enhancement opportunities for those currently employed as well as those newly entering into fire service careers. Completion of the Certificate will prepare currently-employed students for promotion to or beyond the supervisory level, and will be especially beneficial in those agencies requiring the Certificate for promotion to certain levels. This Certificate is composed of 16 hours taken from the 41 hour FIP Diploma which is taken from the 66 hour FIP Associate of Applied Science in Fire Protection degree. Courses taken toward completion of the Certificate apply toward both the Diploma as well as to the FIP AAS. Course work includes a writing course (ENG 111), a teaching course (FIP 224 Instructional Methodology) and three FIP courses: Inspections & Codes, Fire Fighting Strategies, and Fire Service Supervision. The courses will be offered in the Spring and Fall each academic year and will apply toward the diploma and degree programs also. Entering or returning students may be required to take the placement tests for Math and English prior to enrolling; testing is done in Student Development by appointment. Students may be required to take one or more developmental English or Math courses prior to the required course(s) depending upon their SAT, ACT, or ASSET test scores. View more details on Alamance Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Fire Systems Technology courses.