Community & Technical Colleges

by Paul Snodgrass
Created: August 1, 2012

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Student firefighters at the University of Montana-Helena Fire and Rescue Program live in a fire station and work 12-hour shifts while gaining technical and academic credentials they need to land...
Student firefighters at the University of Montana-Helena Fire and Rescue Program live in a fire station and work 12-hour shifts while gaining technical and academic credentials they need to land jobs in the fire service.
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"If you look at the leadership in the fire service, they are becoming more educated. They are running big budgets; they are truly CEOs." —Mike Wiederhold, coordinator University of Montana-Helena...
"If you look at the leadership in the fire service, they are becoming more educated. They are running big budgets; they are truly CEOs." —Mike Wiederhold, coordinator University of Montana-Helena Fire and Rescue program
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The residency program at the Missoula Rural Fire District in Montana requires students to demonstrate their proficiency in firefighting skills.
The residency program at the Missoula Rural Fire District in Montana requires students to demonstrate their proficiency in firefighting skills.
"Integrating reading, writing, math and critical thinking is a natural fit for the firefighting profession, and we try to do so at every turn explaining to the students and cadets how these skills...
"Integrating reading, writing, math and critical thinking is a natural fit for the firefighting profession, and we try to do so at every turn explaining to the students and cadets how these skills directly apply to their future." —Natalie Hannum, department chair and assistant professor Moreno Valley College

Regardless of the employment outcome, Hannum sees other values when students earn an associate’s degree from Moreno Valley College. “What I think is really important for any student,” she says, “is that they can show completion by going through the program, and that dedication shows a lot to any employer.”

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