Train Firefighters, or Become a Fire or Arson Investigator
Our instructors are full time, professional firefighters with approximately 200 cumulative years of experience in the fields of fire protection and prevention.
Fire Protection Technology
Fire Protection is about creating, maintaining and providing a safer environment for society. Our team at TJC offers some of the best firefighting and fire investigating.
Get real-world experience in the Tyler Fire Department’s cutting-edge training facilities. Your training for building a safer tomorrow starts today, at TJC.
Tuition Exemption for Firefighters
This program may provide an exemption from some tuition and laboratory fees to eligible persons employed as firefighters by a political subdivision of this state or who are active members of an eligible organized volunteer fire department in this state.
Click the link for more information.
http://www.collegeforalltexans.com/apps/financialaid/tofa2.cfm?ID=506
How to Apply
Special admission and retention rules apply only to the fire academy portion of the fire protection technology program. See department chair or department coordinator for details. Admission to the program is selective and prior acceptance to the program is required before enrollment.
After Applying to TJC, please submit the following selective admissions application and Fire Academy application to fireacademy@tjc.edu.
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