Fire Services Administration, A.A. (Spring 2012)
The goal of the fire science program at Johnson County Community College is to provide comprehensive education and training, specifically designed to:
- Promote the academic and professional development of fire service personnel during their 1st five years of employment and provide education for advancement to company-level officers.
- Prepare those seeking employment with fire service agencies of Johnson County.
The program serves to provide higher academic education, technical training and lifelong learning for members of Johnson County fire-related organizations and those seeking employment in those organizations.
The fire science program at JCCC, in close cooperation with the Johnson County Fire Chiefs Association and the University of Kansas Fire and Rescue Training Institute, has developed a degree for advancement in the fire service and for further study toward the baccalaureate degree at a four-year institution, should you elect to pursue your education goals beyond the associate’s level.
The program emphasizes general education in addition to technical education and is built around a core of fire science courses carefully selected by the members of the Fire Science Advisory Committee to prepare for your career growth. Technical electives may be pursued through courses available under a continuing cooperative agreement between area fire science programs or through other degree-granting institutions that are accredited by the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress. The transfer of credit from other institutions is governed by JCCC policy. You may fulfill technical education requirements through the advanced standing credit process.
JCCC also offers course work that will prepare you to take the Fire Fighter I and II certification examinations offered by the University of Kansas Fire and Rescue Training Institute.
Note: Mechanisms have been developed to compensate for the effect of students working 24-hour shifts.
Selective application. For more information, call 913-895-8405.
Important: Students graduating with an Administration of Justice degree must complete an approved cultural diversity course. Some of the approved courses are able to meet both the cultural diversity requirement and a general education requirement.
Cultural Diversity Course Requirement at JCCC
Prerequisite
Prior to admission into any FIRE degree course, the student must possess an International Fire Service Accreditation Congress certification as a firefighter or be an active member in a fire-related occupation.(Major Code 2320; CIP Code 43.0203)
First Semester
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Social Science Elective | 3 | |
| Health and/or Physical Education Elective | 1 | |
| ENGL 121 | Composition I | 3 |
| Prerequisite: ENGL 106 or appropriate placement test score or EAP 113 and EAP 117 | ||
| BUS 140 | Principles of Supervision | 3 |
| MATH 171 | College Algebra equivalent or higher | 3 |
| Prerequisite: MATH 116 with a grade of "C" or higher or MATH 131 with a grade of "C" or higher or MATH 134 with a grade of "C" or higher or appropriate score on the math assessment test | ||
| FIRE 162 | Firefighting Tactics | 3 |
| Prerequisite: FIRE 120 |
Total Semester Hours: 16
Second Semester
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| Physical Science, with lab | 4 | |
| ENGL 122 | Composition II | 3 |
| Prerequisite: ENGL 121 | ||
| BUS 141 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| FIRE 136 | Fire and Emergency Management | 3 |
| Prerequisite: FIRE 120 |
Total Semester Hours: 16
Third Semester
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Technical Electives | 4 | |
| Oral Communication | 3 | |
| Science and/or Math Elective | 3 | |
| FIRE 220 | Fire Management | 3 |
| Prerequisite: FIRE 120 | ||
| FIRE 222 | Fire Science Law | 3 |
| Prerequisite: FIRE 120 |
Total Semester Hours: 16
Fourth Semester
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Technical Electives | 4 | |
| Humanities Elective | 3 | |
| Social Science Elective | 3 | |
| FIRE 201 | Leadership in the Fire Service | 3 |
| Prerequisite: FIRE 120 | ||
| FIRE 152 | Codes/Detection and Suppression Systems | 3 |
| Prerequisite: FIRE 120 |
Total Semester Hours: 16
Technical Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| FIRE 120 | Fire Academy | 12 |
| Prerequisite: HPER 240 and department approval. (Selective Application, call 913-895-8405 for more information.) | ||
| EMS 128 | EMS First Responder | 5 |
| EMS 131 | Emergency Medical Technician | 10 |
| Prerequisite: EMS 128 or equivalent training as determined by the EMS department (military, other medical or fire department, verification of training will be required), associate's degree (transcription required). | ||
| EMS 220 | MICT I | 10 |
| Prerequisite: Admission to the MICT program | ||
| EMS 225 | MICT II | 10 |
| Prerequisite: EMS 220 with a grade of "C" or higher | ||
| CS 200 | Concepts of Programming Algorithms Using C++ | 4 |
| Prerequisite: CIS 134 or ENGR 171 or equivalent experience | ||
| CS 205 | Concepts of Programming Algorithms using JAVA | 4 |
| Prerequisite: CIS 134 or ENGR 171 or equivalent experience | ||
| CS 210 | Discrete Structures I | 3 |
| Prerequisites: MATH 171 or both MATH 116 and CIS 134 or appropriate math assessment scores | ||
| CIS 162 | Database Programming | 4 |
| Prerequisite: CIS 134 or the equivalent | ||
| CIS 242 | Introduction to System Design and Analysis | 3 |
| Prerequisite: CIS 138 or CS 200 or CS 201 or CS 205 | ||
| CIS 243 | Object-Oriented Analysis and Design | 4 |
| Prerequisite: One programming course using an object-oriented programming language or equivalent experience | ||
| CIS 258 | Operating Systems | 3 |
| Prerequisite: CIS 138 or CIS 162 or CS 200 or CS 201 or CS 205 | ||
| CIS 204 | UNIX Scripting and Utilities | 3 |
| Prerequisite: CIS 134 | ||
| BUS 120 | Management Attitudes and Motivation | 3 |
| BUS 121 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| BUS 145 | Small Business Management | 3 |
| BUS 150 | Business Communications | 3 |
| Prerequisite: ENGL 121 | ||
| BUS 225 | Human Relations | 3 |
| BUS 243 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| BUS 261 | Business Law I | 3 |
| MKT 230 | Marketing | 3 |
| POLS 245 | Introduction to Public Administration | 3 |
Total Program Hours: 64