Course Descriptions
Emergency Medical Technician 10531102 Preparatory aspects, airway management, patient assessment, medical / behavioral cases, trauma care, pediatric cases, and field operations in basic life-support emergency medical care.( Prerequisite: Accepted into EMT program or Fire Protection Technician program) Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
College 101 10890101 Students gain skills that lead to success in college, employment, and life. Students should take this course in their first semester.( Pre-requisite: None.) Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
Principles of Emergency Svcs 10503191 Provides an overview to fire protection; career opportunities in fire protection and related fields; philosophy and history of fire protection / service; fire loss analysis; organization and function of public and private fire protection services; fire departments as part of local government; laws and regulations affecting the fire service; and fire service nomenclature. Course Typically Offered: Fall
Hazardous Material Operations 10503153 Prepares the participant to perform the minimum hazardous material incident operations associated with firefighting functions. Meets operational level competencies referenced in the JPRs in NFPA 1001, 4-1.1.( Corequisites: 10-503- 142, Fire Fighting Principles; OR Firefighter I State Certification) Course Typically Offered: Fall
PS-Employment Strategies 10504128 the course examines the extensive hiring processes used by public safety agencies and sets the foundation for academic and occupational success. Course Typically Offered: Fall Spring
Fire Fighting Principles 10503142 Basic fire behavior, techniques for control structural, related fire emergencies, life safety practices; covers practical evolutions necessary to control and extinguish fires; satisfies all requirements for Firefighter 1 state certification.( Prerequisite: Acceptance to Fire Science, Fire Medic or Fire Protection Technician program; Corequisite: 10-503-153, Hazardous Material Operations) Course Typically Offered: Fall
Fire Protection Hydraulics 10503194 Provides a foundation of knowledge in order to understand the principles of the use of water in fire protection. Meets all of the requirements for the Driver Operator-Pumper certification with the State of Wisconsin.( Corequisite: 10- 804-113, College Technical Math 1A) Course Typically Offered: Spring
Bldg Const for Fire Protection 10503143 Provides the components of building construction that relate to fire and life safety. Course Typically Offered: Spring
College Technical Math 1A 10804113 Topics include solving linear equations; graphing; percent; proportions; measurement systems; computational geometry; and right triangle trigonometry. Emphasis will be on the application of skills to technical problems.( Prerequisite: Next Gen Arithmetic score greater / equal to 250 AND Rdg score greater / equal to 250; OR ACT Math score greater / equal to 15 AND ACT Rdg score greater / equal to 16; OR preparatory courses-contact an academic advisor 920- 498-5444) Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
Mathematical Reasoning 10804134 All college students, regardless of their college major, need to be able to make reasonable decisions about fiscal, environmental, and health issues that require quantitative reasoning skills. An activity based approach is used to explore numerical relationships, graphs, proportional relationships, algebraic reasoning, and problem solving using linear, exponential and other mathematical models. Students will develop conceptual and procedural tools that support the use of key mathematical concepts in a variety of contexts. This course may be used as the first of a two part sequence that ends with Quantitative Reasoning as the capstone general education math requirement.( Prerequisite: Next Gen Arith score greater / equal to 250 AND Rdg score greater / equal to 250; OR ACT Math score greater / equal to 15 AND ACT Reading score greater / equal to 16; OR prep courses-contact an academic advisor 920- 498-5444). Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
Firefighter-Level 2 10503730 Complete all Level 2 firefighter objectives as identified by NFPA consistent with Wisconsin Technical College System Board defined standards that comply with ILHR regulations.( Prerequisite: 10-503-142, Fire Fighting Principles; 10- 503-153, Hazardous Material Operations) Course Typically Offered: Spring
Heath & Wellness For Public Sa 10503118 A guide to a comprehensive occupational safety, health, and wellness program in a fire and emergency response organization. Course Typically Offered: Spring
Oral / Interpersonal Comm 10801196 This course focuses on developing effective listening techniques and verbal and nonverbal communication skills through oral presentation, group activity, and other projects. The study of self, conflict, and cultural contexts will be explored, as well as their impact on communication.( Prerequisite: Next Gen Rdg score greater / equal to 250 AND Writing score greater / equal to 237; OR ACT Rdg score greater / equal to 16 AND English score greater / equal to 16; OR preparatory course-contact an academic advisor at 920-498-5444) Course Typically Offered: Summer Fall Spring
Princ of Emer Srvs Safety 10503192 This course introduces the basic principles and history related to the national firefighter life safety initiatives, focusing on the need for cultural and behavior change throughout the emergency services. Course Typically Offered: Spring
Fire Prevention 10503151 Provides fundamental information regarding the history and philosophy of fire prevention, organization and operation of a fire prevention bureau, use of fire codes, and identification and correction of fire hazards. Meets all requirements for Fire Inspector 1 certification with the State of Wisconsin.( Prerequisites: Fire Fighting Principles( 10-503-142 or 10-503-102 or Firefighter I State Certification and advanced standing in Firefighting Principles) Course Typically Offered: Fall
Fire Behavior and Combustion 10503195 Explores the theories and fundamentals of how and why fires start, spread, and are controlled Prereq: Firefighting Principles( 10503142); Principles Emergency Services( 10503191) Course Typically Offered: Fall
Fire Investigation 10503157 Provides learners with the fundamentals and technical knowledge needed for proper fire scene investigations. Course Typically Offered: Fall
Intro to Diversity Studies 10809172 169