WGTC's Fire Science and Technology Program Receives National Recognition
Published Saturday, March 23, 2024 at 1:19 a.m.
West Georgia Technological University (WGTC) was recently recognized by the National Fire Academy, a division of the U.S. Fire Administration, for the Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) curriculum adopted and implemented in WGTC's Fire Science and Technology program. designated as an institution.
According to the National Fire Academy's website, the FESHE accreditation certificate recognizes that the university's emergency services degree program meets the minimum standards of excellence established by the FESHE Professional Development Board and the National Fire Academy. be.
The National Fire Academy FESHE program works with coordinators of two-year and four-year academic fire and emergency medical services (EMS) management degree programs to provide specialized training for intermediate and top-level fire personnel, firefighters, and technicians. We offer courses and advanced management programs. experts and representatives of related professions;
“West Georgia Tech's recognition through the National Fire Academy's FESHE program allows us to offer higher quality educational standards to students pursuing degrees in Fire Science and Technology.” Fire Science and Technology Program Director Cruz Lake said. “This will enable students to provide a higher quality of service to their departments and communities by raising high personal standards.”
For more information about WGTC's Fire Science Technology program, visit https://www.westgatech.edu/program-explorer/public-safety/fire-science-technology/.
West Georgia Tech has campuses in Carroll, Coweta, Douglas, Haralson, and Troup counties, and locations in Heard and Meriwether counties, offering more than 120 associate degree, diploma, and technical certificate programs of study doing. West Georgia Tech, a division of the Georgia Technical College System, is one of the largest of the state's 22 technical colleges. For more information, visit www.westgatech.edu.
