Firefighter / Emergency Medical Technician – Combined

About the role

Successful completion of this program equips students with the knowledge, skills, and attitude necessary to be a member of the Florida Fire service team as a career firefighter. Students are qualified and prepared to pass the Florida Fire Fighter licensure examination. Certification/Licensure Program graduates are prepared to earn FL-EMT and National Registry certifications. Program graduates are prepared to earn the Certified Firefighter (State of FL) certification.

Program Content

• CTSO SkillsUSA and/or HOSA are the approved co-curricular career and technical student organizations which provide activities for students as an integral part of the instruction by providing leadership training and reinforcing specific career and technical skills.

Articulation

This program is an Applied Technology Diploma (ATD) program that is part of a technical degree program, is less than 60 credit hours, and leads to employment in a specific occupation. An ATD program may consist of either technical credit or college credit. A public school district may offer an ATD program only as clock hour credit, with college credit awarded to a student upon articulation to a state college. Career and Technical credit shall be awarded to the student on a transcript in accordance with Section 1001.44(3)(b), F.S.

Program Length

792 hours – approximately 8 months to complete the day program and approximately 13.5 months to complete the evening program

Course Details

• OCP A Course Number: FFP0030 Course Title: Firefighter I Length: 191 hours
• OCP B Course Number: FFP0031 Course Title: Firefighter II Length: 301 hours
• OCP C Course Number: EMS0110 Course Title: Emergency Medical Technician Length: 300 hours

Times

• Day (EMT): Monday – Friday 8:30 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
• Eve (EMT): Monday – Thursday 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
• Day (Fire): Monday – Friday 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
• Eve (Fire): Monday – Thursday 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.; Saturday: 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.

Location

MTC East Campus, 5520 Lakewood Ranch Blvd., Bradenton, FL 34211 (941) 752-8100

Financial Aid

• Tuition, Labs, & Fees
• Tuition is $2.92 per hour for Florida residents. Tuition is $11.71 per hour for Non-Florida residents.
• Financial aid available depending on student’s eligibility.

Estimated Total Cost of Program

$5927.66

Career and Technical Credit

Career and Technical credit shall be awarded to the student on a transcript in accordance with Section 1001.44(3)(b), F.S.

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