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# Fire and Emergency Services College Degree Programs

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A list of college and university degree programs that emphasize firefighting response, fire prevention, fire administration and emergency medical services (EMS) management.

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The Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) Recognition certificate is an acknowledgement that a collegiate emergency services degree program meets the minimum standards of excellence established by FESHE professional development committees and the National Fire Academy.

These regionally or nationally accredited colleges and universities have demonstrated a commitment to the nationally recognized FESHE model of standardized professional development education criteria. FESHE concentrates on degree programs that emphasize firefighting response, fire prevention, fire administration and EMS management.

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## Find a FESHE-recognized degree program

### Online degree programs

## Associate degrees

                  - Albany Technical College
                  - Columbia Southern University
                  - Idaho State University
                  - Purdue Global University
                  - University of Cincinnati
                  - West Georgia Technical College

## Bachelor's degrees

                  - Anna Maria College
                  - Columbia Southern University
                  - East Georgia State College
                  - Eastern Oregon University
                  - Fayetteville State University
                  - Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
                  - Idaho State University
                  - Point Park University
                  - Purdue Global University
                  - University of Cincinnati
                  - University of North Texas at Dallas
                  - University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
                  - Western Illinois University

## Graduate degrees

                - Arizona State University

### Traditional degree programs

#### Alaska

Associate degrees
            - University of Alaska Anchorage

#### Arizona

Associate degrees
            - Arizona Western College
            - Central Arizona College
            - Coconino Community College
            - Northland Pioneer College
            - Pima Community College
            - Yavapai College

#### California

Associate degrees
            - Las Positas College

Bachelor’s degrees
            - California State University, Los Angeles

#### Colorado

Associate degrees
            - Aims Community College
            - Pikes Peak Community College

Bachelor’s degrees
            - Metropolitan State University of Denver

#### Connecticut

Associate degrees
            - Gateway Community College
            - University of New Haven

Bachelor’s degrees
            - University of New Haven

#### Florida

Associate degrees
            - Palm Beach State College
            - Seminole State College

Bachelor’s degrees
            - Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University  (Online Degree)
            - University of Florida

#### Georgia

Associate degrees
            - Albany Technical College
            - East Georgia State College
            - Savannah Technical College
            - Southern Crescent Technical College
            - Wiregrass Georgia Technical College

Bachelor’s degrees
            - East Georgia State College

#### Illinois

Associate degrees
            - College of DuPage
            - College of Lake County
            - Elgin Community College
            - Harper College
            - Illinois Central College
            - Joliet Junior College
            - Lake Land College
            - Lewis and Clark Community College
            - McHenry County College
            - Morton College
            - Rock Valley College
            - Triton College

Bachelor’s degrees
            - Southern Illinois University - Carbondale
            - Western Illinois University

#### Iowa

Associate degrees
            - Des Moines Area Community College
            - Hawkeye Community College
            - Iowa Central Community College

Bachelor’s degrees
            - Waldorf University

#### Kansas

Associate degrees
            - Kansas City Community College

#### Kentucky

Associate degrees
            - Kentucky Community and Technical College System

#### Louisiana

Associate degrees
            - Bossier Parish Community College
            - Louisiana State University-Eunice

#### Maryland

Associate degrees
            - Montgomery College

#### Massachusetts

Associate degrees
            - Anna Maria College
            - Berkshire Community College
            - Bristol Community College
            - Bunker Hill Community College
            - Cape Cod Community College
            - Greenfield Community College
            - Massasoit Community College
            - Middlesex Community College
            - Mount Wachusett Community College
            - North Shore Community College
            - Quinsigamond Community College
            - Springfield Technical Community College

Bachelor’s degrees
            - Anna Maria College

#### Michigan

Associate degrees
            - Schoolcraft College

#### Missouri

Associate degrees
            - Metropolitan Community College
            - Ozarks Technical Community College

Bachelor’s degrees
            - College of the Ozarks

#### Nebraska

Associate degrees
            - Metropolitan Community College
            - Southeast Community College

#### Nevada

Associate degrees
            - College of Southern Nevada

#### New Hampshire

Associate degrees
            - Lakes Region Community College

#### New Jersey

Associate degrees
            - Ocean County College
            - Passaic County Community College

#### New Mexico

Associate degrees
            - Central New Mexico Community College
            - Doña Ana Community College
            - Luna Community College
            - New Mexico State University

### Bachelor’ Degrees

            - Eastern New Mexico University

#### New York

Associate degrees
            - Dutchess Community College

Bachelor’s degrees
            - SUNY – Empire State College Center for Distance Learning

#### North Carolina

Associate degrees
            - Catawba Valley Community College
            - Central Piedmont Community College
            - Fayetteville Technical Community College
            - Guilford Technical Community College
            - Mitchell Community College
            - Rowan-Cabarrus Community College

#### Ohio

Associate degrees
            - Central Ohio Technical College
            - Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
            - Columbus State Community College
            - Eastern Gateway Community College
            - Lakeland Community College
            - Lorain County Community College
            - Zane State College

Bachelor’s degrees
            - Cleveland State University

#### Oklahoma

Associate degrees
            - Tulsa Community College

#### Oregon

Associate degrees
            - Central Oregon Community College
            - Clatsop Community College

Bachelor’s degrees
            - Eastern Oregon University

#### Pennsylvania

Associate degrees
            - Bucks County Community College
            - Community College of Allegheny County

#### Rhode Island

Associate degrees
            - Community College of Rhode Island

#### Tennessee

Associate degrees
            - Volunteer State Community College
            - Walters State Community College

#### Texas

Associate degrees
            - Del Mar College
            - San Antonio College

Bachelor’s degrees
            - Texas A&M University San Antonio
            - West Texas A&M University

#### Virginia

Associate degrees
            - Germanna Community College
            - Reynolds Community College
            - Thomas Nelson Community College

Bachelor’s degrees
            - Jefferson College of Health Sciences

#### Washington

Associate degrees
            - Pierce College
            - South Puget Sound Community College

#### West Virginia

**No are no FESHE-Recognized schools in West Virginia.**

#### Wisconsin

Associate degrees
            - Fox Valley Technical College
            - Waukesha County Technical College

Bachelor’s degrees
            - University of Wisconsin Oshkosh

#### Wyoming

Associate degrees
            - Laramie County Community College

Page last reviewed: Feb. 13, 2024

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