Recruit Candidate Academy Overview
The Recruit Candidate Academy (RCA) at Utah Valley University is a "para-military" firefighter academy designed to prepare future firefighters for a career in the fire service.
The RCA comprises approximately 400 hours of classroom and "fireground" training, plus an additional 300 hours of college-level pre-requisite course work.
Prospective students are registered through Utah Valley University, and are enrolled in 17 credits of instruction for the academic semester.
If you would like to receive an information packet, please send an e-mail to the Emergency Service student center at emergencyservices@uvu.edu