Fire Science, Associate of Applied Science
Curriculum Code #2072
Effective May 2024
Division of Health and Wellness Sciences
The fire science program offers career opportunities in forestry, insurance, state, county and local government and in the fire service. (For fire department employment, Civil Service requirements may apply.) Lorain County Community College has articulation agreements with colleges and universities including programs offered by Lorain County Community College’s University Partnership.
Students must be certified as Firefighter II in the State of Ohio to be admitted into the Fire Science program.
Students certified as Firefighter I and/or II in the State of Ohio entering the Fire program will receive prior learning credit for the preadmission courses.
| Preadmission Courses | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preadmission Courses | Hours | |
| FIRE 127 | FIREFIGHTER ORIENTATION | 1 |
| FIRE 131 | FIREFIGHTING LEVEL I | 2 |
| FIRE 132 | FIREFIGHTING LEVEL II | 2 |
| FIRE 218 | HAZARDOUS MATERIALS OPERATIONS | 1 |
| FIRE 299 | INDIVIDUALIZED STUDIES IN FIRE SCIENCE | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| First Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ENGL 161 | COLLEGE COMPOSITION I | 3 |
| FIRE 111 | INTRODUCTION TO FIRE SERVICE | 3 |
| FIRE 125 | FIRE BEHAVIOR AND COMBUSTION | 2 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| QUANTITATIVE REASONING | ||
| STATISTICS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO LOGIC | ||
| PEWL 151 | STRESS MANAGEMENT | 1 |
| SDEV 101 | INTRODUCTION TO THE LCCC COMMUNITY 2 | 1 |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| BIOG 221 or PSSC 153 | ANATOMY & PHYSIOLOGY I or PHYSICAL SCIENCE | 4 |
| CISS 121 | MICROCOMPUTER APPLICATIONS I | 3 |
| FIRE 112 | BUILDING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION | 3 |
| FIRE 134 | FIRE PROTECTION HYDRAULICS AND WATER SUPPLY | 2 |
| Hours | 12 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| CMMC 151 | ORAL COMMUNICATION | 3 |
| FIRE 136 | STRATEGY AND TACTICS 1 | 3 |
| FIRE 229 | FIRE PROTECTION SYSTEMS | 2 |
| PLSC 155 | STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT | 3 |
| Arts and Humanities Elective 3 | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| FIRE 130 | EMERGENCY SERVICES SAFETY AND SURVIVAL | 2 |
| FIRE 224 | LEGAL CONCEPTS FOR EMERGENCY SERVICES | 3 |
| FIRE 227 | FIRE PREVENTION | 3 |
| FIRE 228 | FIRE AND EMERGENCY SERVICE ADMINISTRATION 1 | 2 |
| PSYH 151 or SOCY 151G | INTRODUCTION TO PSYCHOLOGY or INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | 3 |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Total Hours | 61 | |
- 1
Indicates that this course has a prerequisite.
- 2
A student must register for the orientation course when enrolling for more than six credit hours per semester or any course that would result in an accumulation of 13 or more credit hours.
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Select any Arts and Humanities Ohio Transfer 36 course.
Program Contact(s):
Dawn Sgro
440-366-7186
dsgro@lorainccc.edu
For information about admissions, enrollment, transfer, graduation and other general questions, please contact your advising team.
More program information can be found on our website.
Fire Science Program
The successful completion of the following program leads to the conferral of the associate of applied science degree. Fire science is available through the Health and Wellness Sciences division. In all associate of applied science and one-year technical certificate programs, students are REQUIRED to attend lecture, college laboratories and off-campus facilities. Transportation to and from off-campus facilities is the responsibility of students and is not provided by the College.
The fire science curriculum is offered in the evenings and online. The program is designed for students currently certified as firefighters in the State of Ohio.
Credit for Prior Learning (PLA) options may be available for your program. For more information, please visit our website: www.lorainccc.edu/PLA
Program Learning Outcomes
- Exhibit an understanding of basic principles of firefighter life safety initiatives.
- Identify, examine and apply current and emerging concepts and practices in Fire and Emergency Services
- Understand the responsibilities of fire prevention, inspections and public relations.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the administrative workings of a fire department including budget preparation, resource allocation, long-range planning, and fiscal projections.