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Last verified August 29, 2026

Collin College Fire Academy

Collin College runs this open-enrollment fire academy in McKinney, 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: Tuition and Fee Schedule 2025 (PDF updated March 2025): Fire Academy Certificate 23 credits in-county $1,541 / out-of-county $2,921 plus FIRS lab $187. EMT-Basic 9 credits in-county $603 / out-of-county $1,143 plus EMSP lab $208. Both programs 32 credits in-county $2,539 / out-of-county $4,459. Grand total with uniforms and supplies: Fire Academy only in-county $2,764.60 / out-of-county $4,144.60; Fire Academy and EMT in-county $4,507.60 / out-of-county $6,427.60. Supplies for non-sponsored students $1,036.60 + tax; EMT fees and supplies $932..

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
Collin College Fire AcademyMay 28, 2026Not datedNot datedFull-time
Class #102May 28, 2026August 24, 2026December 7, 2026Full-time
  • WINDOW CLOSED. Application PDF and hub: due May 28, 2026 at 12 p.m. (noon). Hub still says "The Fall 2026 Fire Academy application is now open" on 2026-08-30 (live re-check; same sentence as 2026-08-29). Treat the dated noon deadline as closed.
  • PAT Saturday May 30, 2026. Interviews Tuesday June 9 and Thursday June 11, 2026. Overview session (not mandatory) Thursday April 23, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.

How much does it cost?

Tuition and Fee Schedule 2025 (PDF updated March 2025): Fire Academy Certificate 23 credits in-county $1,541 / out-of-county $2,921 plus FIRS lab $187. EMT-Basic 9 credits in-county $603 / out-of-county $1,143 plus EMSP lab $208. Both programs 32 credits in-county $2,539 / out-of-county $4,459. Grand total with uniforms and supplies: Fire Academy only in-county $2,764.60 / out-of-county $4,144.60; Fire Academy and EMT in-county $4,507.60 / out-of-county $6,427.60. Supplies for non-sponsored students $1,036.60 + tax; EMT fees and supplies $932.

$1,036.60 + tax (academy); $932 (EMT); $1,968.60 + tax combined

Fee table effective / published: 2025-03.

Department page also says the Fire Academy will cost approximately $2,539.00 (in-county tuition and lab fees for both certificates) to $4,459.00 (out-of-county). That matches the PDF both-programs tuition line, not the grand-total line. Both are shown here.

Bunker coat and pants provided by the academy at no charge. Helmet, gloves, hood, gear bag approximately $445, student-purchased.

PDF header is Tuition and Fee Schedule 2025.

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

ProgramWeeksHoursDelivery
Fall Day Academy #102Not printed23Full-time
Fall Night Academy #103Not printedNot printedEvening
  • Basic firefighter curriculum for Texas (college statement); TCFP training-sites map lists Structure Firefighter for Collin Co. Comm. College
  • Basic Firefighter, Level 1 Certificate, 32 credit hours (includes EMSP EMT courses unless already EMT-Basic)
  • College: approved by the Texas Commission on Fire Commission, Certified Training Facilities (college's wording)

Do you need EMT to enroll?

Not stated on the sourced pages. The sourced page says: "Students are required to complete Emergency Medical technician (EMT-B) training either before or after completing fire training."

What are the enrollment prerequisites?

  • 18 years of age
  • Collin College application via applytexas.org, Fall 2026 Undergraduate (two-year), first-choice major Certificate in Basic Firefighter under Law and Public Service
  • Program application
  • Accuplacer Next Generation Reading 250, Arithmetic 250, WritePlacer 4. Application: these program tests are not the college entrance exams; everyone is required to take them; two attempts per semester
  • Physical ability exam and personal interview scheduled through the Program Director
  • Criminal history check after selection
  • College GPA 2.0 or higher, or DD-214 as military substitute
  • Physician-signed physical ability release before the PAT
  • Meningitis vaccine for most new students under 22, 10 days before term start (SB 62)

Where is it, and who do you contact?

Public Safety Training Center, 3600 Redbud Blvd., McKinney, TX. College pages print 75069 (overview, application, training schedule, TCFP) and 75071 (Fire Science department contact block). Both ZIPs are shown here.

Phones: (972) 548-6836 · (972) 548-6521 · (972) 548-6874. The academy prints more than one. They are not averaged.

Academy page

What else do the sourced pages say?

  • Hub contact block prints 972.548.6521 with a tel: link to 972.548.6836 on the same control. Overview and application PDF use 972-548-6836. TCFP map: Collin Co. Comm. College 972-548-6874; Collin Co. Community College – OL (972) 548-6836. Print every number. Neither is preferred here.
  • Certificate plan places EMSP EMT courses in the first semester, with a footnote that an existing EMT-Basic certificate meets that requirement. Application PDF: students not already EMT-Basic may enroll in EMSP 1371, 1501, and 1160 after completing Basic Firefighter coursework. Overview: EMT-B before or after fire training. clocks.
  • TCFP size report: Collin Co. Comm. College FDID 5030, 73 appointed. Upcoming Training List this retrieval has Collin OL rows for officer/instructor courses, not a Structure Firefighter academy row. The basic academy is college-scheduled (Classes 102/103) rather than on the current upcoming Structure Firefighter list.
  • Fall 2026 application PDF directs completed packets to a named staff mailbox at collin.edu. That personal mailbox is omitted from this public record. Use the Fire Science office phone and https://www.collin.edu/firescience/.

Where should you go next?

Sources

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