The Fire Science Technology program at Weatherford College prepares students to become competent practitioners in the fire service.
Weatherford College offers two online A.A.S. degree tracts. The online Fire Protection and Safety Technology A.A.S. degree gives students an expanded knowledge base to help them improve as firefighters. The online Fire Services Administration A.A.S. degree helps prepare the firefighter for their move into supervision and/or helps the supervisor improve in their role as an administrator.
To assist the career, volunteer, and industrial fire protection and emergency services throughout Texas to deal effectively with the social, economic, and technical aspects of fire and emergency response and to enhance their professionalism and capabilities to protect Texas from the devastation of fire, environmental, natural and man-made emergencies by providing state of the art education, training, resources, certification and leadership. Graduates of the A.A.S. degree program may find career opportunities in fire administration, fire protection, code inspection, and fire education. These positions are located in rural and metropolitan fire services, municipalities, and government agencies at the local and state levels.
