Fire Technology, AS | Victor Valley College

State Control Number: 10809
Program Code: FITE.AS
Program Length: 24 months
Approved for Federal Financial Aid: Yes

To earn this degree, complete the major coursework with “C” grades or better and all of the following graduation requirements:

60 minimum degree-applicable units (including a maximum 4 units of activity) and 12 degree-applicable units through VVC;
the VVC General Education pattern;
Information Competency; Global Citizenship; Kinesiology; and
2.0 minimum overall degree-applicable GPA.

Courses may be double-counted in the major and in a general education category. Courses counted in one AA/AS major may not be used in another AA/AS major.

The Fire Technology major requires 18 units from any of the certificates or from Fire Technology coursework (numbered 50 and above). FIRE 138 may be used as elective credit, but may not be used to fulfill major requirements.

Business Administration is also a highly recommended bachelor’s degree major for people in this field who are seeking advancement. See Business Administration for degree and transfer requirements.

Course List
Code	Title	Units
Required Courses
Complete any 18 units from the following:		18.0
Any course from Fire Technology (FIRE) numbered 50-199, except 138
EMS 60	Emergency Medical Technician
Total Units		18

Suggested Plan of Study

Career, salary, and labor market data information.

Plan of Study Grid
First Year
Fall		Units
EMS 60	Emergency Medical Technician	9.5
FIRE 61B	Confined Space Rescue Awareness	0.5
FIRE 66	Basic Incident Command	1.0
FIRE 82	Hazardous Materials First Responder Awareness	0.5
HLTH 102	Contemporary Problems in Personal and Community Health ²	3.0
	Units	14.5
Spring
FIRE 140A	Firefighter Physical Agility Entrance Exam Techniques	2.5
FIRE 61E	Firefighter Survival and Rapid Intervention Crew Operations	1.0
FIRE 61H	Low Angle Rope Rescue Operational	0.5
FIRE 63A	Auto Extrication	0.5
FIRE 82C	First Responder Operational Weapons of Mass Destruction	0.17
FIRE 82D	Hazardous Materials First Responder Operational Decontamination	0.17
FIRE 95	Basic Fire Academy ¹	10.5
	Units	15.34
Second Year
Fall
ENGL 101.0	English Composition and Reading ²	4.0
CMST 106 or CMST 109	Interpersonal Communication or Public Speaking	3.0
ART 104	Film As an Art Form ²	3.0
FIRE 100	Principles of Emergency Services	3.0
Degree Applicable Elective		3.0
	Units	16
Spring
SOC 101	Introduction to Sociology	3.0
HIST 117 or HIST 118 or HIST 153 or HIST 155 or POLS 102	History of U.S to 1876 or History of U.S From 1876 or African American History or Women in U.S. History or Introduction to American Government And Politics	3.0
VVC GE Category V – Mathematics		3.0
Any FIRE courses numbered 50 or above		5.5
	Units	14.5
	Total Units	60.34

¹: FIRE 95 Basic Fire Academy Entrance into this course is determined by Fire Academy Cohort selection.
²: Double counts for VVC General Education and Competency.