Fire Protection Engineering Technology
Ron Greenman
Instructor
253.680.7346
Dan Eberle
Career Advisor
253.680.7010
Location Downtown Campus
Hours Mon - Fri, 7:15 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.
Fire protection engineering technicians design and service fire sprinklers, fire alarms, and other types of in-place detection and suppression systems. The program is supplemented by preparation for NICET examinations, enabling students to choose from three career paths: Automatic Sprinkler Layout, Fire Alarm/Suppression Systems Layout, and Inspection, Testing, and Maintenance.
Program Length: Six quarters (approximate)
Associate of Technology Degree: 109 Credits
Certificate of Competency: 109 Credits
Associate of Applied Science-Transfer Degree: 119 Credits
| GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (AT Degree) | CREDITS |
| 100+ Level Human Relations 100+ Level Communications 100+ Level Mathematics |
5 5 5 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (Certificate of Competency) |
|
| 90+ Level Human Relations 90+ Level Communications 90+ Level Mathematics |
5 5 5 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS (AAS-T Degree) | |
| 100+ Level Human Relations 100+ Level Communications 100+ Level Mathematics |
5 10 10 |
An AAS-T Degree is directly transferable by an articulation agreement with The Evergreen State College. A transferring student will enter The Evergreen State College as an upper classman but will primarily enroll in lower division, general education coursework. Upon completion the student will be eligible for a Bachelors of Technology Degree.
| REQUIRED COURSEWORK (CORE) | CREDITS |
|
FPET 101 Introduction to Fire Protection Engineering |
3 5 5 5 3 3 2 2 3 4 2 5 5 4 4 5 5 5 3 4 3 3 3 3 5 |
* Students may substitute any or all of these courses with a work-based learning component for a total of 7 credits.
Certificate of Training: 43 Credits
| REQUIRED COURSEWORK | CREDITS |
|
FPET 101 Introduction to Fire Protection Engineering |
3 5 3 2 4 3 4 1 3 3 3 4 2 3 |
*This course may be substituted with a work-based learning component.
