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Complete Guide to Accredited Fire Schools

In response to a large number of questions we receive about fire academies, we have adapted a list of schools accredited by the National Fire Academy (NFA). These schools are categorized by college-based training, associate’s degrees, degrees at a distance program, bachelor’s degrees, and graduate degrees.

The programs listed below will be supplemented in the near future by national accrediting associations recommended by FireLink.

Note from the NFA on Institutional Accreditation

College-Based Training Programs

• Missouri (1)
• Pennsylvania (2)

Associate’s Degrees

• Alaska (3) • Arkansas (1) • California (7) • Colorado (3) • Connecticut (1) • Delaware (1) • Florida (5) • Georgia (2) • Illinois (1) • Kansas (1)

• Kentucky (1) • Louisiana (1) • Maine (1) • Maryland (2) • Michigan (3) • Missouri (1) • Nebraska (1) • New Jersey (4) • New York (1) • North Carolina (4)

• Ohio (3) • Oklahoma (1) • Oregon (4) • Pennsylvania (4) • Rhode Island (2) • South Carolina (1) • Tennessee (3) • Texas (1) • Utah (1) • Vermont (1)

• Virginia (3) • Washington (2) • Wyoming (1) • Canada (1)

Bachelor’s Degrees

• Arizona (2) • Colorado (1) • Connecticut (1) • Florida (2) • Illinois (2) • Kentucky (1) • Maryland (1) • Massachusetts (1) • Minnesota (1) • New Jersey (1)

• North Carolina (1) • Oklahoma (1) • Oregon (1) • Rhode Island (1) • Texas (2) • Utah (1) • Virginia (2)

Graduate Degrees

• Arizona (2)
• Connecticut (1)
• Florida (1)
• Illinois (1)
• Kansas (1)
• Kentucky (1)
• Massachusetts (2)
• New Mexico (1)
• Oklahoma (2)

Degrees at a Distance Program

• What is the Degrees at a Distance Program?
• How is DDP linked to the FESHE model associate’s courses?
• May I take a course even if I don’t want to pursue a degree at this time?
• What if I have an associate’s degree?
• What courses comprise the DDP curriculum?

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