The Department of Technology  offers an undergraduate credit certificate program in Fire Protection Risk Analysis and Reduction. This program is designed to offer students and individuals in the insurance industry or in private sector fire protection positions a series of professionally related courses in fire protection and fire safety. The courses complement each other and, as a whole, prepare individuals to serve as fire protection and safety specialists, inspectors, evaluators, and managers.

The program contains a total of 15 units of upper division course work. Courses taken to meet requirements of this program may also be applied toward the major in Fire Protection Administration and Technology. Refer to the Undergraduate Studies: General Information  governing all certificate programs.

An associate level degree (A.A. or A.S.), or its equivalent, in related subjects, or employment in a fire protection-related position is prerequisite to enrollment in the program.