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Fire Service Administration Program: Adult Accelerated Degrees at Lewis University

A working firefighter's career ladder to leadership.

Effective emergency response is a growing concern for towns nationwide. And professionals with strong leadership and administrative skills are in high demand. If you're looking to make a move to a leadership role within your organization, Lewis University's Fire Service Administration Program will help you unlock the door to that next level.

Area safety leaders. Prominent educators. Local fire departments. All partnered with Lewis University to build and create this degree program for working fire service professionals. Our industry-leading faculty with real-world experience will build on the training you already have, and target the specific skill sets required to be a successful Fire Service professional, including:

• Emergency response tactics
• Labor management relations
• Leadership skills
• Financial management and administration
• How ethical issues affect emergency decision making
• Problem solving and decision making

Plus, each class is offered on two consecutive days to make it convenient for the average 24-hour on, 48-hour off Chicago area firefighter. And with an accelerated format that will help you make your next career step happen sooner than you can imagine. In fact, recent program graduates have gone on to succeed in such positions as:

• Critical Infrastructure Protection Manager
• Emergency Preparedness and Prevention Manager
• Fire and Emergency Response Manager
• Fire and Emergency Services Coordinator
• Fire Chief
• Fire Marshall
• Inter-Agency Fire and Emergency Liaison
• Natural Disaster Response Administrator
• Parks and Wildlife Fire Prevention Administrator
• Public Emergency Services Coordinator
• Risk Management Analyst

Eligibility Requirements:

• Associates degree in a fire service related field, or equivalent college credit
• Be at least 24 years of age
• Submit official transcripts from all colleges attended (2.0/4.0 GPA)

Start customizing your program curriculum.

And if you would like to talk through your options or have any other questions, contact an Adult Undergraduate Admission Advisor at acceleratedprogram@lewisu.edu or call (815) 836-5610.