Last Update: 10/17/2007 09:01 PDT
 

TWO  & FOUR  YEAR  FIRE  SCIENCE and FIRE ECOLOGY SCHOOLS

(Any corrections below, let us know. If you know of more schools, please send in the names & we will add them.)
updated 10/13/07

TWO  YEAR  SCHOOLS

State

  School

City

     
AZ Central Arizona College Coolidge AZ
  Coconino Community College Flagstaff  AZ
  Mesa Community College Mesa AZ
  Mojave Community College Kingman AZ
  Northland Pioneer College Holbrook AZ
  Pima Community College Tucson AZ
  Scottsdale Community College   (catalog) Scottsdale AZ
  Yavapai College Prescott AZ
     
CA Allan Hancock College (with CA-LPF, Vandenberg Training Center) Santa Maria CA
  American River College Sacramento CA
  Antelope Valley College Lancaster CA
  Bakersfield College (with Kern Co Regional Occupational Program)  Bakersfield CA
  Barstow Community College Barstow CA
  Butte Glenn Community College Oroville CA
  Cabrillo College Aptos CA
  Cerro Coso Community College (Kern County Community Colleges) Ridgecrest CA
  Chabot College Hayward CA
  City College of San Francisco San Francisco CA
  College of Marin Kentfield CA
  College of the Canyons (Santa Clarita Community College) Santa Clarita CA
  College of San Mateo San Mateo CA
  College of the Sequoias Visalia CA
  College of the Siskiyous Weed CA
  Columbia College Sonora CA
  Compton Community College Compton CA
  Cosumnes River College Sacramento CA
  Crafton Hills College (with CA-BDF, Danny Rhynes Training Center) Yucaipa CA
  Cuesta College San Louis Obispo CA
  El Camino Community College Torrance CA
  Evergreen Valley College San Jose CA
  Fresno City College Fresno CA
  Glendale Community College Glendale CA
  Hartnell College Salinas CA
  Imperial Valley College Imperial Valley CA
  Lake Tahoe Community College South Lake Tahoe CA
  Las Positas Community College Livermore CA
  Lassen College Susanville CA
  Long Beach City College Long Beach CA
  Los Angeles College (East)  Monterey Park, CA
  Los Angeles Harbor College Wilmington CA
  Los Angeles Valley College Valley Glen CA
  Los Medanos College Pittsburg CA
  Mendocino College Ukiah CA
  Merced College Merced CA
  Mission College Santa Clara CA
  Modesto Junior College Modesto CA
  Monterey Peninsula College Monterey CA
  Mt. San Antonio College Walnut CA
  Palo Verde College Blythe CA
  Palomar College San Marcos CA
  Pasadena City College Pasadena CA
  Porterville College Porterville CA
  Rancho Santiago Community College District Santa Ana CA
  Reedley College Reedley CA
  Rio Hondo College Whittier CA
  Riverside Community College Riverside CA
  San Diego Miramar College San Diego CA
  San Joaquin Delta Community College Stockton CA
  Santa Ana College Santa Ana CA
  Santa Monica College Santa Monica CA
  Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa CA
  Shasta College (with Shasta Trinity Regional Occupational Center) Shasta CA
  Sierra College Rocklin CA
  Solano Comm. College Fairfield CA
  Southwestern College Chula Vista CA
  Victor Valley College Victorville CA
  West Los Angeles College Culver City, CA
  Yuba College Marysville CA
  **List California State Fire Training, Accredited Academies (pdf file)  
     
CO Aims Community College Greeley CO
  Trinidad State Junior College Tucson CO
  Colorado Mountain College (search on Fire Science)

locations in CO

  Colorado Northwestern Community College

Rangeley CO

  Pikes Peak Community College

Colorado Springs CO

  Red Rocks Community College

Lakewood CO

     
FL Valencia Community College Orlando FL
     
IA Kirkwood Community College

Cedar Rapids, IA

     
ID College of Southern Idaho

Twin Falls ID

  Eastern Idaho Technical College

Idaho Falls ID

     
KS Hutchinson Community College Hutchinson KS
  University of Kansas

Lawrence KS

     
MN Anoka-Hennepin Technical College

Anoka MN

  Hennepin Technical College

Eden Prairie MN

  Itasca Community College

Grand Rapids MN

  Lake Superior College

Duluth MN

  Northland College

East Grand Forks MN

     
MO Crowder College Neosho MO
  East Central College Union MO
  Jefferson College Hillsboro MO
  Ozark Technical Community College Springfield MO
  St Louis Community College St Louis MO
     
NM Albuquerque Technical & Vocational Institute Albuquerque NM
  Dona Ana Branch Community College Las Cruces NM
  Eastern New Mexico University Roswell NM
  New Mexico State University at Carlsbad Carlsbad NM
     
NV College of Southern Nevada various locations NV
  Great Basin College Elko  NV
  Truckee Meadows Community College Reno NV
     
NY SUNY College of Environmental Science & Forestry Wanakena NY
     
OH Cuyahoga Community College Cleveland OH
  Hocking College Nelsonville OH
     
OK Northeastern Oklahoma A&M College

Miami OK

     
OR Central Oregon Community College Bend OR
  Clackamas Community College

Oregon City OR

  Klamath Community College Klamath OR
  Rogue Community College Medford OR
  Southwestern Oregon Community College

Coos Bay OR

  Treasure Valley Community College

Vale OR

  Umpqua Community College

Roseburg OR

     
TX Tyler Junior College Tyler TX
  San Jacinto College

Pasadena TX

     
WA Bellvue Community College Bellvue WA
  Edmonds Community College Lynnwood WA
  Everett Community College Everett WA
  Green River Community College Auburn WA
  Olympic Community College Bremerton WA
  South Puget Sound Community College Olympia WA
  Spokane Community College Spokane WA
  Wenatchee Valley College Wenatchee WA
     
WI Fox Valley Technical College  Appleton WI
     
WY Casper College Casper WY

Further research: Here is a list of 2 year colleges and another one. Look at the ones from your area to see if they offer Fire Science courses or AA degrees in Fire Science.
For more basic fire training opportunities in CA, see the Regional Occupational Program listings. Check for this program in your state as well.

 
FOUR  YEAR  SCHOOLS

State

  School

City

     
AK University of Alaska, Anchorage (AA Fire Service Admin) Anchorage AK
  University of Alaska Fairbanks AK
     
AR Arkansas Tech University Russellville AR
     
AZ Northern Arizona University * (forestry/offers fire ecology emphasis) Flagstaff AZ
     
CA California Polytechnic State University * (forestry/Wildland Fire and Fuels Mgmt) San Louis Obispo CA
  Cal State University, Bakersfield Bakersfield CA
  Cal State University, Los Angeles Los Angeles CA
  Cal State University, Northridge Northridge CA
  Cogswell Polytechnical Institute Sunnyvale CA
  Humboldt State University * (forestry/wildland fire mgmt) Arcata CA
  University of California, Berkeley * (forestry/fire sci) Berkeley CA
     
CO Colorado State University * (forestry/fire sci) Fort Collins CO
     
CT University of New Haven (2 and 4 yr fire science programs) New Haven CT
     
DC University of the District of Columbia Washington DC
     
DE Delaware State University Dover DE
     
ID University of Idaho * (fire ecology and management degree) Moscow ID
     
IL Southern Illinois University Carbondale IL
     
IN Purdue University (forestry/no fire ecology or fire emphasis) W. Lafayette IN
     
KY Eastern Kentucky University Richmond KY
     
MA Anna Maria College Paxton MA
     
MD University of Maryland College Park MD
     
MI Lake Superior State University Sault Sainte Marie MI
  Michigan State University (forestry/ no fire ecol or fire emphasis) Lansing MI
  Madonna University Livonia MI
     
MN Southwest Minnesota State University (feeder programs)

Marshall MN

     
MT University of Montana (forestry/ no fire ecol or fire emphasis) Missoula MT
     
NJ New Jersey City University Jersey City NJ
     
NV University of Nevada, Reno Reno NV
     
NY John Jay College of Criminal Justice, CUNY New York NY
  Mercy College Dobbs Ferry NY
     
OH Wright State University Dayton OH
     
OK Oklahoma State University Stillwater OK
     
OR Eastern Oregon University La Grande OR
  Oregon State University (forestry/ no fire ecology or fire emphasis) Corvalis OR
  Western Oregon University Monmouth OR
     
PA Holy Family College Philadelphia PA
     
SD Oglala Lakota College Kyle SD
     
TX University of North Texas & (photos)

Denton TX

     
UT Utah Valley State College (in conjunction with the UT Fire & Rescue Academy) Orem UT
     
VA Hampton University Hampton VA
     
WA Washington State University * (fire science/management option in natural resources) Pullman WA
  * designate universities that offer a Bachelor's of Science in Forestry with an "emphasis", "option", or "concentration" in Wildland Fire (usually require about 4 specific Wildland Fire courses)  

 

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