Course Description: Building materials, their physical properties and reactions to fire; building configurations and their applicability to specific hazardous industrial operations.
Summer 2026
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: History and philosophy of fire protection; review of statistics of loss of life and property by fire; introduction to agencies involved in fire protection; current legislative developments and career orientation; current related problems; review of expanding future fire protection.
Summer 2026
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Course leading to Firefighter I certification, including emergency medical care, fire behavior, firefighting equipment, fireground operations and rescue and safety procedures.
Summer 2026
Credit Hours: 5.00
Section Notes: Academy Offering. Students must also be enrolled in FS110, FS113, FS150. Class meets face-to-face July 11 to 24.
Course Description: A follow-up course to FS110 Firefighter I, leading to a Firefighter II certification, including fire behavior, firefighting equipment, rescue and safety procedures, fire department operations and management and emergency medical care.
Summer 2026
Credit Hours: 4.00
Section Notes: Academy Offering. Students must also be enrolled in FS110, FS113, FS150. Class meets face-to-face July 11 to 24.
Course Description: Fire ground strategy and tactics including structure, priorities and language of the emergency scene.
Summer 2026
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Study of the dynamic chemical process of fire and how to successfully extinguish it.
Summer 2026
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Knowledge and skills first-responding firefighters and EMS personnel need to safely respond to routine and non-routine emergencies that may involve hazardous materials. This includes knowledge and skills to understand what hazardous materials are and the risk associated with them in an incident; recognize the presence of hazardous materials in an emergency; understand the role of the emergency responder at the operations level and understand the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Current Emergency Response Guidebook.
Summer 2026
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Academy Offering. Students must also be enrolled in FS110, FS113, FS150. Class meets face-to-face July 11 to 24.
Course Description: In accordance with FESHE, this course introduces the student to the organization and management of a fire and emergency services department and the relationship of private organizations governmental agencies and the fire service. Emphasis is placed on fire and emergency service, ethics, and leadership from the perspective of the company officer.
Summer 2026
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Operate within a fire department at a Fire Officer level.
Summer 2026
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Introduction to the organization and management of a fire and emergency services department and the relationship of private organizations, governmental agencies, and the fire service. Emphasis is placed on fire and emergency service, ethics, and leadership from the perspective of the company officer. This course meets the Fire Officer I requirements listed in NFPA standard 1021, 2014 edition.
Summer 2026
Credit Hours: 3.00
Section Notes: Students wishing to obtain IFSAC certification for Fire Officer I must be certified Firefighter II and Fire Instructor I prior to completing this course.
Course Description: Continuation of Fire Officer I, including the organization and management of a fire and emergency services department and the relationship of private organizations and governmental agencies with the fire service. Coursework meets the Fire Officer II requirements listed in the NFPA standard 1021, 2014 edition.
Summer 2026
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Application of knowledge and skills learned in Fire Officer courses with a specific focus on application of ‘on the job’ leadership skills and the ability to manage firefighter units in emergency and non-emergency situations.
Summer 2026
Credit Hours: 1.00
Section Notes: This course supports the Hutchinson Community College Officer Development program and is selective admissions for full-time employed firefighters.
Course Description: World Geography takes students on a tour of the world. Learn the main concepts geographers use to understand physical and human geography, such as maps, population growth, migration, climate, culture, geopolitics, and economic development. Those concepts are then applied to each region of the world in turn. Gain an understanding of how regions are different from each other, as well as how globalization is drawing people closer together.
Summer 2026
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Economic, political, social and intellectual development of the United States to the end of the Civil War with emphasis on development and decline of slavery, political parties, Indian policy, international relations and individuals responsible for the policies.
Summer 2026
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Economic, political, social and intellectual development of the United States from the Civil War to the present with emphasis on growth of democracy, free enterprise system, welfare programs, civil rights, needs and contributions of minority groups, foreign policy and national defense.
Summer 2026
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: An exploration of world civilizations, both Western (Near East, Greece, Rome, Medieval and Renaissance Europe) and non-Western (India, China, Japan, Africa, and the Americas), which will examine important cultural, political, and economic connections throughout the world. Key topics will include the formation of human civilization, the rise and fall of states and empires, and the development and spread of world religions.
Summer 2026
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: History of the world from the 17th century to the present.
Summer 2026
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Elements of medical language including common abbreviations. Emphasis is placed on spelling, pronunciation, correct usage, and meaning relating to body systems, medical science, and medical specialties.
Summer 2026
Credit Hours: 3.00
Credit Hours: 3.00
Credit Hours: 3.00
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Introduction to the U.S. legal system, laws and ethical issues and how they relate to healthcare.
Summer 2026
Credit Hours: 3.00
Credit Hours: 3.00
Course Description: Application of health information course material designed for technical functions such as ICD-10-CM/PCS coding, CPT coding, MS-DRG assignment, quality improvement, risk management, utilization review, cancer registries, and health statistics.
Course Notes: HR222 ICD-10-CM/PCS Coding I, and HR214 Health Statistics.
Summer 2026
Credit Hours: 1.00
Section Notes: Minimum of 45 clock hours required.