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Bates Technical College's Recruit Academy is a 29-credit, IFSAC-accredited program that provides newly-hired firefighters with the knowledge and skills required to become a probationary firefighter. The course is 14 weeks of intense training. At the end of the course, recruits obtain IFSAC certifications for HazMat Awareness and Operations, Firefighter I and II.
Length of training
Award type
Credits
Clock Hours
Must be agency sponsored. Entrance exam and pre-employment physical required. Non pre-employment applicants will be required to take the COMPASS test indicating a minimum Reading and English Level of 13. Must pass a pre-entry physical prior to acceptance.
Recruits obtain IFSAC certifications for HazMat Awareness and Operations, Firefighter I and II.
Program typeFire Science/Fire-fighting |
Healthcare and Social Services37% |
Other Industries22% |
Transportation and Warehousing12% |
Administrative Support12% |
Construction10% |
Data is unavailable for one of several reasons: In some cases, the institution has not provided the Workforce Board with data to independently evaluate program performance. We encourage all schools to provide this data on an annual basis. In other cases, the program joined Career Bridge recently and student data has not been reported yet. In other cases, the program is too small or too new to provide reliable results.
| Enrollment |
|---|
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Number of students completing the program
150
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Completion rate
64%
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Average number of students who completed each year
50
|
Gender |
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Male
87%
|
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Female
13%
|
Race |
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American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
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Asian
1%
|
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Black or African American
4%
|
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Hispanic
12%
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Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
0%
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White
74%
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Multi-racial
7%
|
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Other
0%
|
Age |
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Under 20
10%
|
|
20 to 29
56%
|
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30 to 39
30%
|
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40 to 49
4%
|
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50 and over
0%
|
Prior education |
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No high school diploma/GED
1%
|
|
High school diploma/GED, but no college experience
33%
|
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Some college experience, but no degree
18%
|
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Certificate or AA
21%
|
|
BA or higher
27%
|