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Mississippi State

Fire Academy

Course Policies

Creating a safe, effective, and professional learning environment for all participants.

Our course policies are designed to create a safe, effective, and professional learning environment for all participants. These guidelines outline the expectations for student conduct, attendance, performance, and safety during training sessions. By adhering to these policies, students ensure a productive educational experience that prioritizes mutual respect, teamwork, and adherence to industry standards. Please review the policies carefully to understand your responsibilities and help us maintain the high standards that define the Mississippi State Fire Academy.
Course Fees

For Industrial Course Fees – Contact Instructor Chief Marcus Collier by email mcollier@msfa.ms.gov.

For contract courses or any other course not listed, contact the Academy at 601-932-2444 and you will be directed to the appropriate personnel.

Course fees include the instructional fee, facility use fee, dorm fees (if applicable), meals (if applicable), and may include a supply fee for consumable commodity supplies used in the course.

Registration

All Registration for MSFA classes are to be completed through the Acadis Registration System.  

Paper applications are no longer accepted by the Registrar’s office.

Please visit the Acadis site here.

Application Processing Fee

There is a $50 application processing fee for all courses, which is included in the cost of the course. This fee will also be charged to the sponsoring department/organization if any changes are made to a registered student (i.e., cancellation or student substitution). This policy will also apply to fee waived (grant funded) courses.

No Show Policy For All Courses

The full course fee will be charged to all students who are registered to attend a course and fail to attend on the first day. The fee will be charged to the sponsoring department/organization. 

 

Cancelling a Registered Student

Cancelling registered students are done through the Acadis workforce portal.  If you have any issues with this process, please email registrar@msfa.ms.gov.

Student Substitution

Please view our updated swap policy here.

Student Withdrawal
  1. When students withdraw for an emergency reason during a course, the Academy will enroll them in the next available course. The entity will be billed a pro rata fee. This policy does not include the Smoke Diver course.
  2. When students withdraw from a course due to illness or injury, the Academy will enroll them in the next available course, at the point at which the student withdrew, with a documented medical statement releasing said student for participation. The entity will be billed a pro rata fee. This policy does not include the Smoke Diver course.
  3. When students withdraw from a course for any other reason, all application, course and supply fees will be forfeited.
  4. This policy also applies to grant funded courses. 

Students will be notified, through their department, upon acceptance in a course and their dormitory status.

For any admission application that is marked student responsible, the payment must be received 30 days prior to course begin date or the student may be removed from the class.

Student Eligibility
  1. Student must be a minimum of 18 years of age.
  2. Student must be employed or sponsored by one of the following: Municipal, County, or Industrial fire protection department/organization (MS Code Annotated 1972, Section 45-11-8(1)).