The ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Fire Academy is a partnership between ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ and the Mt Pleasant, Texas, Fire Department. ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ is a publicly supported, two-year community college that offers educational opportunities in traditional academic studies, occupational/technical programs, and workforce development through credit and nonÂcredit offerings. Mt Pleasant Fire Department is a career fire department serving the citizens of Mt Pleasant, Texas.
The ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Fire Academy prepare trainees for a career as a firefighter. The academy is an authorized training facility for structural firefighting under Texas Commission on Fire Protection
(TCFP - FDID #107). Guidelines and trainees who successfully complete the academy will be eligible for the certification exam given by the TCFP.
This Certificate program consists of 468 contact hours. The academy offers structural firefighter as well as Hazmat Awareness and Hazmat Operations in addition to wild-land standards.
This program is an acceptance program, students must apply to the program and meet all qualifications, pass a background check and a state registry check before registering.
Additional cost: $120 for textbooks, $150 for uniform, $450 protective clothing
Email continuinged@ntcc.edu to request an application
