Every program is built around the realities of rural response: flexible scheduling, instructors who've worked the calls, and accreditation that transfers.
Initial EMT certification (Texas DSHS).
Full Emergency Medical Technician curriculum with classroom, lab, and supervised clinical rotations. Covers DSHS-approved skills and prepares students for the NREMT cognitive and psychomotor exams.
Bridge from EMT to Advanced EMT.
Builds on the EMT level — IV/IO access, advanced airway, select medications. Required clinical hours through partnered hospitals + EMS services.
Entry-level emergency response.
Texas DSHS-recognized Emergency Care Attendant / Emergency Medical Responder course. The first rung on the EMS ladder, often required for fire and law-enforcement personnel.
TCFP Basic Structural certification.
Texas Commission on Fire Protection Basic Structural Fire Protection curriculum. Live-fire training at an approved burn building.
Pump, aerial, tiller, mobile water.
Combined pump, aerial, tiller, and mobile-water-supply driver-operator training. Skills evaluation through partnered apparatus.
SFFMA/TCFP · Instructor I & II
Texas Commission on Fire Protection Instructor I and II curriculum. For active firefighters preparing to teach in their department or at a state-recognized academy.
SFFMA/TCFP · Instructor I
SFFMA / Texas Commission on Fire Protection Instructor I. First level of fire-service instructor certification.
SFFMA/TCFP · Instructor II
SFFMA / Texas Commission on Fire Protection Instructor II. Advanced instructor certification (course development + program management).
SFFMA/TCFP · Inspector I & II
Texas Commission on Fire Protection Fire Inspector I and II. Includes code, plan review, and field-inspection methodology.
SFFMA/TCFP · Inspector I
SFFMA / Texas Commission on Fire Protection Fire Inspector I. Code application and field-inspection fundamentals.
SFFMA/TCFP · Inspector II
SFFMA / Texas Commission on Fire Protection Fire Inspector II. Plan review and advanced code-enforcement methodology.
Non-commissioned guard licensing.
Texas DPS Private Security Board–approved Level II curriculum for non-commissioned security officers. Classroom-only; no firearm component.
Armed guard licensing — Phase 1.
Phase 1 of the commissioned security officer pathway. Live-fire range work for the armed endorsement is scheduled separately.
Commissioned officer track: Levels II, III, and IV in one academy.
The full commissioned-officer academy combining Levels II, III, and IV into one enrollment. Texas DPS Private Security Board licensing across the non-commissioned, commissioned, and personal-protection endorsements.
Personal protection officer (bodyguard) endorsement.
Level IV personal protection officer training for commissioned officers providing protective services for persons. In-person, scheduled by cohort.
Promotional rank training (TXPSI).
Texas Police Sergeant Institute corporal- and sergeant-level supervisory training. Covers leadership, internal affairs, and operational decision-making for first-line supervisors.
Clinical phlebotomy with externship.
Allied-health phlebotomy course including the required clinical externship at a partnered facility. Prepares students for the National Healthcareer Association (NHA) certified phlebotomy technician exam.
100% online, self-paced — prepare to sit the NHA CCMA exam.
A 100% online, self-paced Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) course with up to one year of access. Prepares you to sit the NHA CCMA exam. A payment plan is available. Now accepting applications — apply and get screened for admission. No clinical requirement.
Choose your format — apply and get screened for admission.
100% online, self-paced — prepare to sit the NHA CPCT/A exam.
A 100% online, self-paced Certified Patient Care Technician (CPCT/A) course with up to one year of access. Prepares you to sit the NHA CPCT/A exam. A payment plan is available. Now accepting applications — apply and get screened for admission. No clinical requirement.
Choose your format — apply and get screened for admission.
100% online, self-paced — prepare to become a Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT).
A fully online, self-paced Pharmacy Technician course you can complete on your own schedule with up to one year of access. Prepares you to sit the NHA ExCPT for the Certified Pharmacy Technician (CPhT) credential. A payment plan is available. Now accepting applications — apply and get screened for admission. No clinical requirement.
Choose your format — apply and get screened for admission.
Coming soon. We are working toward state approval for this program.
Community Health Worker, also known as Promotor(a), training is coming soon to TPSTA. We are not yet licensed to offer this program and are actively working toward state approval. Check back for updates as we move toward launching this pathway.
We are not yet licensed to offer this program.
We are actively working toward state approval and are not enrolling students for it at this time. Check back for updates as we move toward launching this pathway.
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