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Last verified August 29, 2026

Harlingen CISD Firefighter Academy

Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District runs this open-enrollment fire academy in Harlingen, 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: No academy tuition dollar is printed on hcisd.org/academies, choosehcisd.org/cte, the Fire Science Firefighter PDF, or TCFP listings as of 2026-08-29. This is a public high-school academy..

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
Harlingen CISD Firefighter AcademyNot datedNot datedNot datedFull-time
Firefighter INot datedSeptember 2, 2026November 19, 2027
  • High-school students only. District enrollment via choosehcisd.org/apply and campus counselors. No adult application close date. Act on HCISD enrollment, not the TCFP Firefighter I clock, for academy admission.
  • TCFP Upcoming Training List (live 2026-08-29): Firefighter I 09/2/2026–11/19/2027 Offline at 1301 Oklahoma St., Harlingen, TX 78550, provider Harlingen CISD. Not labeled Structure Firefighter. Not a civilian recruit catalog. An adult candidate should not treat September 2 as a recruit academy start.

How much does it cost?

No academy tuition dollar is printed on hcisd.org/academies, choosehcisd.org/cte, the Fire Science Firefighter PDF, or TCFP listings as of 2026-08-29. This is a public high-school academy.

District enrollment is via choosehcisd.org/apply and campus counselors. Adult walk-up enrollment is not offered on the live pages.

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

ProgramWeeksHoursDelivery
Firefighter Academy / First Responders Academy, Fire Science (Firefighter)Not printed468Full-time
  • 468 hours of credit towards firefighter certifications (academies page)
  • Basic Structure Fire Protection (Fire Science Firefighter PDF industry-based certification)

Do you need EMT to enroll?

Not stated on the sourced pages. The sourced page says: "Firefighter Academy lists two pathways: Fire Science - EMT and Fire Science - Firefighter. Firefighter POS courses are Principles of Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security; Disaster Response; Firefighter I; Firefighter II. Industry-based certification: Basic Structure Fire Protection."

What are the enrollment prerequisites?

  • Harlingen CISD high-school academy; not adult open enrollment
  • Fire Science Firefighter and Fire Science EMT listed at Harlingen High School and Harlingen High School South
  • District enrollment via choosehcisd.org/apply and campus counselors

Where is it, and who do you contact?

TCFP Harlingen CISD: 1301 Oklahoma St., Harlingen, TX 78550 (South Region FDID 803). District academies page does not print a fire-academy street. Harlingen High South CTE lists the Firefighter class in room FRA without a street. Harlingen Fire Department TCFP rows are 24200 FM 509. Those addresses disagree. This academy is not Harlingen Fire Department and is not South Texas College.

Phone: (956) 244-4172.

Academy page

What else do the sourced pages say?

  • District naming disagrees. hcisd.org/academies says Firefighter Academy. choosehcisd.org/cte says First Responders Academy with Fire Science EMT and Fire Science Firefighter pathways.
  • Addresses disagree. TCFP: 1301 Oklahoma St. Harlingen Fire Department: 24200 FM 509. High South CTE lists Firefighter in room FRA without a street. This TCFP facility is not Harlingen Fire Department. The academies page says students work side by side with that department.
  • Two clocks disagree. TCFP Firefighter I runs 09/2/2026–11/19/2027 Offline. District high-school enrollment has no adult close date. A candidate for this academy acts on HCISD enrollment. The Firefighter Academy block links a 24-25 course-selection planner; neighboring academies on the same page link 25-26.

Where should you go next?

Sources

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