EC now accepting FEMA credits

[sanantone]

Excelsior College helped me fast track using FEMA (116 of 120).  I do NOT work for FEMA.

NETC Emergency Management Institute (EMI) and NETC National Fire Academy (NFA) are real F2F courses (2-5 days).  Many are ACE already.  Excelsior College took all of my ACE EMI credits as what ACE said (LL and UL).  I had NFA credits also but they were not needed.
https://www.excelsior.edu/credit-for-fema-training

Not 100% clear what independent study (IS) courses they will take and how many IS per this article?  They have taken them through a community college, but now it looks like they will take them directly like COSC?

“First-responders who have invested hours and hours into FEMA training and independent study courses will now have an accelerated pathway toward completing their degree at Excelsior College,” said Lifang Shih, the dean of Excelsior’s School of Undergraduate Studies. “This will enhance their credentials and bolster their expertise in responding to emergency situations across the country.”
https://life.excelsior.edu/new-excelsior-policy-will-help-fema-employees-complete-degrees-sooner-more-affordably/


Thanks for posting!

Excelsior accepting ACE credits is nothing new, so I'm wondering if they'll accept the non-ACE, IS courses. If not, then this announcement is just telling FEMA employees about an option that's always been available to everyone.

If they are accepting non-ACE, IS courses, then the question is: Does this apply to non-employees as well?