04-06-2018, 05:24 PM
70% of EMS and Fire only have an AS degree. I would recommend he be an EMT and get an AS Fire degree. A BS degree will help. He should apply to attend a few National Fire Academy (NFA) courses in Maryland even if he needs to take leave to do it.
This is the best rankings of military friendly colleges. I have been to about 6 of them listed. Look for fire programs.
https://www.militarytimes.com/education-...-rankings/
The US Fire Admin lists FESHE-recognized fire science degree programs by state. There are other Fire programs.
https://www.usfa.fema.gov/training/prode...ition.html
This is the best rankings of military friendly colleges. I have been to about 6 of them listed. Look for fire programs.
https://www.militarytimes.com/education-...-rankings/
The US Fire Admin lists FESHE-recognized fire science degree programs by state. There are other Fire programs.
https://www.usfa.fema.gov/training/prode...ition.html
Non-Traditional Undergraduate College Credits (634 SH): *FTCC Noncourse Credits (156 SH) *DSST (78 SH) *CPL (64 SH) *JST Military/ACE (48 SH) *CBA (44 SH) *CLEP (42 SH) *FEMA IS (40 SH) *FEMA EM (38 SH) *ECE/UExcel (30 SH) *PLA Portfolio (28 SH) *EMI/ACE (19 SH) *TEEX/ACE (16 SH) *CWE (11 SH) *NFA/ACE (10 SH) *Kaplan/ACE (3 SH) *CPC (2 SH) *AICP/ACE (2 SH) *Sophia/ACE (2 SH) and *FRTI-UM/ACE (1 SH).
Non-Traditional Graduate College Credits (14 SH): AMU (6 SH); NFHS (5 SH); and JSU (3 SH).
Non-Traditional Graduate College Credits (14 SH): AMU (6 SH); NFHS (5 SH); and JSU (3 SH).
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