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Last verified August 29, 2026

Amarillo College Regional Fire Academy

Amarillo College runs this open-enrollment fire academy in Amarillo, TX. The Texas Commission on Fire Protection lists it as a Structure Firefighter provider. No dated cutoff on or after August 29, 2026 is on the sourced calendar. Published tuition: Program cost page: tuition and fees $4,237; books and supplies $2,352; entire program, normal time to completion, resident of district; subject to change. Length of program 1 year. Live Tuition & Basic Fees table (footer Updated February, 2023): 15 semester hours in-district $1,335. Table max 20 hours $1,780 in-district. Catalog certificate is 21 semester hours. The published table stops at 20 hours..

As of August 29, 2026. Where this academy's own pages disagree, every version is below. Act on the earliest restriction.

When can you apply?

ProgramCutoffStartEndDelivery
Amarillo College Regional Fire AcademyNot datedNot datedNot datedFull-time
  • WINDOW: applications accepted year-round; academies in spring and fall; apply a minimum of 2 months prior; late registration is not available. Contact (806) 457-4450 for deadlines. Fall 2026 is in session (news Aug. 24 / master calendar Aug. 25 through mid-December). PAT testing advertised for July 11 and July 18, 2026 is past.

How much does it cost?

Program cost page: tuition and fees $4,237; books and supplies $2,352; entire program, normal time to completion, resident of district; subject to change. Length of program 1 year. Live Tuition & Basic Fees table (footer Updated February, 2023): 15 semester hours in-district $1,335. Table max 20 hours $1,780 in-district. Catalog certificate is 21 semester hours. The published table stops at 20 hours.

Books and supplies: $2,352

Print the $4,237 program-page figure and the live per-hour table. They disagree.

Cost of Attendance 2026-2027 is a 15-hour student budget, not the academy SKU.

How long is the academy, and what does it award?

ProgramWeeksHoursDelivery
Fire Protection - Basic Firefighter Certificate (FIRS.CERT.BAS)Not printed21Full-time, Blended
  • Fire Protection - Basic Firefighter Certificate, 21 semester hours (2026-2027 catalog major code FIRS.CERT.BAS; enrollment page publishes FIRS.CERT)
  • TCFP Structure Firefighter listed for Amarillo College and Amarillo College – OL

Do you need EMT to enroll?

Not stated on the sourced pages. The sourced page says: "Major Course Requirements (21 Semester Hours). No EMSP course on the 2026-2027 certificate."

What are the enrollment prerequisites?

  • Academy Information: must be 18 and have a high school diploma or GED
  • College news (PAT story): encourages individuals ages 17 and older to apply
  • College application plus a separate Fire Academy application; no late registration
  • Apply a minimum of 2 months prior to the academy of interest; applications accepted year-round
  • Academy Information: take the TSI placement test. Enrollment Requirements: not required to be TSI complete to enter Fire Academy
  • Contact (806) 457-4450 for the dated deadline

Where is it, and who do you contact?

First Responders Academy, 3891 Plains Blvd., Amarillo, TX 79102. TCFP Amarillo College row matches that street. TCFP Amarillo College – OL row prints 3891 Plains Blvd AMARILLO, TX 78102. Same street, two ZIPs.

Phones: (806) 457-4450 · (806) 457-4465 · (806) 457-4468 · (806) 335-4306. The academy prints more than one. They are not averaged.

Academy page

What else do the sourced pages say?

  • Academy Information body: Regional Fire Academy introduced in 1992. Page meta description: introduced in 1998. Both years are published.
  • TCFP Amarillo College – OL row lists Structure Firefighter at 3891 Plains Blvd AMARILLO, TX 78102 and phone (806) 335-4306. The on-site row is 79102 / (806) 457-4465. Both rows are published.
  • Named staff omitted. Use the published phones.
  • 2015-2016 archived catalog put EMSP inside a 22-hour Basic Firefighter Certificate. The 2026-2027 plan is 21 FIRS hours with no EMT.
  • Tuition & Basic Fees footer: Updated February, 2023. Cost of Attendance header: 2026-2027. Program cost page is undated. Print the stamps.
  • Enrollment Requirements publishes major code FIRS.CERT for Basic Fire Academy. 2026-2027 catalog publishes FIRS.CERT.BAS. Both codes are published.
  • College news: Fall classes begin Aug. 24 and run through mid-December. Master calendar Classes Begin Tuesday 25 August 2026. Those two published clocks disagree.
  • Master calendar Fall start is Tuesday 25 August 2026. News page prints Aug. 24.
  • 2026-2027 Cost of Attendance repeats the 15-hour cells. It is not a 21-hour academy total.

Where should you go next?

Sources

Last verified August 29, 2026. Aggregators are not sources.