or I currently work full time and cannot afford to attend a traditional academy. I am looking for fire academies that are scheduled on weekends in the Los Angeles county area. Any info or shared experience would be greatly appreciated.
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Weekend Fire academies
The Verdugo Fire Academy is also a part time academy that is available through Glendale Community College. It is scheduled for thursday nights 1800-2200 which are PT sessions, then all day Saturday and Sunday from 0800-1700. The class is a year long. I graduated from there several years ago and the instruction is top notch. They have a website as well as information meetings about once a month. The web site has all the info. Good luck!
Look into El Camino College. They have a part time academy as well. It is mainly week nights and everyother Saturday. Great academy, Great instructors and you burn frequently, actually you burn a lot. The academy is located in Ingelwood, CA, while the school is located in Torrance, CA. I do not remember it being all that expensive. Good luck, hope this helps.
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Posted on 02/27/2008
by NMFire
Santa Ana College in Orange County has a part-time academy. I attended it over 10 years ago and it is an excellent academy. The schedule is Saturday's with some Sundays and 1 or 2 nights a week over a 9 month period. You usually have to take some prerequisite fire science classes prior to attending.