Santa Clara, USA
DEGREE TYPE
Associate of Applied Science
DURATION
60 hours
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
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EARLIEST START DATE
Aug 2025
TUITION FEES
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Introduction
Firefighting is a dynamic public safety profession that requires a wide and ever-changing range of knowledge and skills.
Areas of necessary knowledge include safety, fire behavior, and suppression, rescue, emergency medical service delivery and operations, hazardous materials, building construction, detection, and signaling systems, and the incident command system.
This program focuses on preparing the student for their first career in the fire service. This program includes educational opportunities for those employed within the fire service, as well as those within volunteer fire agencies.
Courses include those required for transfer to four-year colleges, those required to meet eligibility requirements for employment, and those required for incentive salary increases and promotions.
Skills Needed
- Communication and teamwork
- Practical skills in operating and using tools
- Decision making
- High physical fitness
- Ability to act quickly, adapt, and remain calm
- Self-discipline
- Integrity
- Tolerance of a variety of personalities
- Following directions and regulations
- Leadership
Program Outcome
- Students will be able to engage in patient assessment considering patient pathophysiology and implement appropriate emergency medical care.
- Students will be able to identify and analyze building components, hazardous materials classifications, and automated suppression systems.
- Students will be able to evaluate fire behavior and combustion and apply the appropriate fire suppression and rescue techniques.
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Curriculum
To earn this degree, students must meet the following requirements:
- Completion of 60-degree applicable units with an overall GPA of 2.0.
- Completion of a minimum of 18-semester units in the major with a grade of C (or P) or better.
- Completion of the AS Graduation Requirements, CSU GE-B or IGETC.
Required Core Courses
A higher level math course can be taken in lieu of MAT 000C
- CHM 030A ---- Fundamentals of Chemistry (3.0 Lecture/1.0 Lab) ---- 4.0
- FPT 051 ---- Fire Protection Organization (3.0 Lecture) ---- 3.0
- FPT 052 ---- Fire Behavior and Combustion (3.0 Lecture) ---- 3.0
- FPT 053 ---- Fire Protection Systems (3.0 Lecture) ---- 3.0
- FPT 054 ---- Building Construction for Fire Protection (3.0 Lecture) ---- 3.0
- FPT 055 ---- Fire Prevention Technology (3.0 Lecture) ---- 3.0
- FPT 056 ---- Hazardous Materials Technology (3.0 Lecture) ---- 3.0
- MAT 000C ---- Intermediate Algebra (5.0 Lecture) ---- 5.0
Plus 6.0 units from the following:
FPT 065, 065C, and 065L must be taken in the same semester
- KIN 039A ---- Fire Agility - Introduction (2.0 Lab) ---- 2.0
- FPT 057 ---- Rescue Practices (2.0 Lecture/1.0 Lab) ---- 3.0
- FPT 060 ---- Wildland Fire Suppression (1.5 Lecture/1.5 Lab) ---- 3.0
- FPT 061 ---- Fundamentals of Fire Suppression (1.5 Lecture/1.5 Lab) ---- 3.0
- FPT 065 ---- Emergency Medical Technician Theory (6.0 Lecture) ---- 6.0
- FPT 065C ---- Emergency Medical Technician Clinical Experience (0.5 Lab) ---- 0.5
- FPT 065L ---- Emergency Medical Technician Laboratory (1.5 Lab) ---- 1.5
- FPT 180 ---- Emergency Medical Technician-I Refresher Course (2.0 Lecture) ---- 2.0
Scholarships and Funding
Scholarships at Mission
Mission College offers a variety of scholarships ranging from $50 to several thousand dollars per year. Eligibility may vary based on fields of study, community and/or college involvement, and/or financial need.
All continuing Mission College and new students, including graduating high school students and transferring students, may apply.
Current Scholarships Available
Mission College 2022-23 General Scholarships Application
New, returning, continuing, or transferring Mission College Scholarship opportunities are available. The 2022-23 MC Scholarship Application-visit the website for more details. The deadline has closed for this year.
NEW Spring 2022 Scholarship Opportunities!
Jim McEntee Legacy Scholarship: Deadline April 30, 2022. Download the application here: 21-22 Jim McEntee Scholarship
American Association of University Woman-AAUW (San Jose Branch Scholarship Application & Opportunity. For more information, visit the website. The deadline to apply is April 15,
NEW Chicana Latina (CLF) Foundation Scholarship
The Chicana Latina Foundation awards scholarships to Latina college students valued at $1500 each. Deadline to Apply: March 31st, 2022
NEW Progress Pride Scholarship!
For the first time, the Mensa Foundation seeks to award our Progress Pride Scholarship: up to two $10,000 scholarships. The scholarship is intended for college-bound, college, or graduate students at U.S. universities who identify as both BIPOC and LGBTQ—and who have demonstrated positive service to the BIPOC and LGBTQ communities.
POINT Foundation Scholarship
The Community College Scholarship Program launched in 2016 and went national in 2017. To be selected for the scholarship, students are evaluated on academic performance and potential, financial need, involvement in school and community, and goals for the future. Deadline to Apply May 3rd.
Mission Promise Program
Mission College is proud to expand our Mission Promise Program to make college more affordable for our new, first-time college students! Eligible students will have their enrollment fees paid for their first two years AND get up to $1,000 to pay for books or other educational expenses.
Dreamer Scholarships
Dreamers: Scholarship opportunity for undocumented and/or DACA recipients
- Immigrants Rising Scholarships
- Silicon Valley Community Foundation
- List of Undergraduate Scholarships
- Latinos in Technology (Includes Business and Nursing)
STEM Based
STEM: Science, Technology Engineering & Math (STEM) Scholarship Opportunities. New opportunities are open!
- NEW! Lockheed Martin STEM Scholarship.
- NEW! Lockheed Martin Vocational Scholarship.
- Nordson BUILDS Scholarship Program.
- American Society of Mechanical Engineers
- Gates Millennium
- Hispanic Scholarship Fund
- Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
- American Institute of Chemical Engineers
- Society of Women Engineers
External Scholarships New opportunities!
Additional scholarship resources and links.
- pointfoundation.org (LGBTQI+ Scholarship Opportunity)
- Progress Pride Scholarship (BIPOC & LGBTQI+ Scholarship Opportunity)
- Latinos in Technology (includes Business and Nursing)
- Horacio Alger Scholarship (various & Career & Technical Scholarships)
- Pivotalnow.org (Foster Youth Scholarship Opportunity)
- National League of American Pen Woman (NLAPW) (females only scholarship)
- 2022 Scholarship Details 2022 NLAPW Application
- 2022 Scholarship Details 2022 NLAPW Application
- African American Scholarship Opportunity
- African American Scholarship
- Lockheed Martin STEM Scholarship
- Lockheed Martin Vocational Scholarship
- Soroptomist-Live Your Dream Award New!
- Live Your Dream Award NEW! (Due Nov. 15)
- VAPW Scholarship Application (Vietnamese American Professional Women Association of Silicon Valley Deadline May 1)
Career Opportunities
Jobs in the Field
- Firefighter
- EMT and Paramedic
- Fire Chief or Captain
- Safety Manager
- Fire Sprinkler Designer
- Fire Marshall
- Health and Safety Manager
- Fire Protection Engineer
- Fire Inspector
Student Testimonials
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