There are many degree opportunities and choices available to the fire service.  Here are some (no recommendation implied):

NYS COLLEGES WITH FIRE SCIENCE PROGRAMS

TWO-YEAR & CERTIFICATE PROGRAMS

• Broome Community College 607-771-5001 (Binghamton)
• Corning Comm. College 607-962-9011 or 800-358-7171 x426  (on hold as of 2/10 – changing from AAOS to AAS?)
• Dutchess Community College   845-431-8318, walsh@sunydutchess.edu (Poughkeepsie)
• Erie Community College 716-851-1ECC (Buffalo campus)
• Mercy College 914-693-4500 (Dobbs Ferry)
• Monroe Community College 716-424-5200 (Rochester)
• Onondaga Community College 315-469-2671 (Syracuse)
• Rockland Community College 914-356-4650 (Suffern)
• Schenectady Community College 518-381-1200 (Schenectady)
• Suffolk Community College 516-451-4319 (Selden)

FOUR-YEAR DEGREE PROGRAMS

• Empire State College (SUNY)*, Open Learning Fire Service Program  518-587-2100 x300

• Univ. of Cincinnati*, Open Learning Fire Service Program 800-836-OLFSP (Ohio)
• John Jay College (CUNY) 212-489-3927 (Manhattan)
• Mercy College [see above]
• Rochester Institute of Technology (BS in Safety Technology) 716-475-2229

• Empire State College (SUNY)* [see above]
• John Jay College (CUNY) [see above]

* Empire State College administers the Open Learning Fire Service Program for the National Fire Academy in this region. A degree program may include coursework at local colleges, independent study and credit for life experiences. Some courses are available as weekend study group sessions atthe State Fire Academy in Montour Falls. (Contact Margaret Clark-Plaskie at ESC’s Elmira-Corning office, 607-962-1421.)  Univ. of Cincinnati offers an Associates program (Empire State does not) and will accept students in NYS. See http://www.uc.edu/cas/firescience/

• Marist College (Master of Public Administration, 888-877-7900) Volunteer and career employees of NYS fire departments may enroll in Marist’s online Master of Public Administration (MPA) program with other law enforcement and emergency service professionals featuring tuition pricing of $333 per credit / $999 per course. This represents a savings of over 50% from standard tuition. Students may also pursue the option of enrolling in a classroom-based MPA at satellite locations in New York City or Albany for the same tuition rate.  
• Metropolitan College of New York (MPA in Emergency & Disaster Management, NYC, 800-33-
   THINK, ext.5001 http://www.metropolitan.edu/go/chief  )
  FDNY Corporate University has partnership agreements with several colleges, including Ulster
   & Herkimer Community Colleges in NYS and Univ. of Phoenix Online to accept FDNY
   classes for college credit. None of these offer fire degrees. For more info, go to
   http://www.nyc.gov/html/fdny/html/units/fls/index.shtml

ONLINE DEGREE PROGRAMS
See also NFA’s list at http://www.usfa.dhs.gov/nfa/higher_ed/feshe/feshe_ddp_schools.shtm

Anna Maria College, B.S. and M.A. in Fire Science
Capella Univ., B.S., M.S. and PhD in Public Safety Leadership or Emerg. Management
Columbia Southern Univ., A.A.S. and B.S. in Fire Science
Eastern Kentucky Univ., B.S. in Fire & Safety Engineering Technology
Grand Canyon Univ.  M.S. in Leadership: Disaster Preparedness & Executive Fire Leadership
Kaplan Univ., A.A.S. and B.S. in Fire Science
Keiser University, A.S. in Fire Science
Univ. of Maryland, B.S. in Fire Science & Professional Master of Engineering in Fire Protection
Univ. of Florida, B.S. in Fire and Emergency Services
Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Certificates and M.S. in Fire Protection Engineering

Of special note – the Naval Postgraduate School’s Center for Homeland Defense and Security offers an 18-month MA degree

at no cost to the lucky few state/local officials accepted.   See http://www.chds.us/?masters/overview