Fire Science Technology Outcomes

Become a firefighter, fire inspector, fire instructor, fire investigator, fire protection systems installer and more with the skills you’ll learn within the Fire Science Technology program. This comprehensive program provides all the skills necessary to get a job in the fire sciences, advance in it and keep it. The program is accredited by the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress. Classes include Principles Emergency Services, Fire Prevention, Hazardous Materials and more. Upon completion, students receive an Associate of Applied Science in Fire Science Technology.

Program Outcomes

Program Transfer Outcomes

Program Catalog Entry

MERIC Occupational Outlook

Fire Science Technology (A.A.S.)

A.A.S. Degree: 63 Hours

Career departments, volunteer departments and departments with both career and volunteer firefighters combine to comprise approximately 100 fire departments throughout southwest Missouri. The Fire Science Technology program provides learning opportunities which introduce, develop and reinforce academic and occupational knowledge, skills and attitudes required for job acquisition, retention and advancement. Additionally, the program provides opportunities to retrain and upgrade present knowledge and skills. Career choices for Fire Science Technology students include the following: firefighter, fire inspector, fire instructor, fire investigator, fire protection systems installer, U.S. Forest Service, as well as various military branches. OTC graduates have employment opportunities locally, statewide, nationally and internationally. The program is accredited by the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC).

OTC has developed procedures for evaluating past training experiences and certification; inquiries should be directed to the lead instructor or department chair.

Students wishing to transfer to a four-year institution are strongly encouraged to seek the advice of the lead instructor or department chair of the FST program to determine courses appropriate for transfer.

This program is accredited by the International Fire Service Accreditation Congress (IFSAC), 1723 West Tyler Avenue, Stillwater, OK, 74078-8705  (405) 744-8303  https://ifsac.org/

The Missouri Department of Higher Education has identified a common set of general education courses that have been adopted statewide. These courses are called the "CORE 42."  CORE 42 courses are guaranteed to transfer to any Missouri public college or university to satisfy general education requirements.

Courses in knowledge areas below, designated with the CORE 42 logo indicates courses in that area have been evaluated and provided a MOTR number for transfer to all Missouri public institutions of higher education.

Courses that do not have this designation may still transfer to public and private colleges and universities in Missouri and elsewhere, but students are encouraged to check the transfer equivalency website of the institution to which they plan to transfer to confirm.

Please refer to the MDHE Core Transfer Curriculum for detailed information on CORE 42 courses.