Building & Fire Code Academy

Building Better With Our Greatest Resource . . . Education ®

The Building & Fire Code Academy, a subsidiary of B & F Technical Code Services, Inc., is an Illinois State Board of Education approved private business and vocational school providing comprehensive and practical education in the administration, application and enforcement of building and fire codes.

BFCA encompasses all major model codes and standards of construction disciplines. Additional programs are planned for ancillary municipal services such as zoning, public works and permit coordinating, along with a comprehensive curriculum of code study.

In addition to its standard continuing education courses, BFCA offers discipline specific certificate programs, an 11-week Code Enforcement Career Development Program (CECDP) to provide comprehensive training on the codes, including both classroom and field experience; and a four-year, state-approved Plumbing Apprenticeship Program that trains apprentices to become licensed Illinois plumbers.

The Building & Fire Code Academy is committed to offering exceptional educational programs by providing knowledgeable and experienced instructors and advancing career opportunities for industry professionals.
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Meals

The Building & Fire Code Academy provides students with hot, appetizing meals catered daily by the area's finest establishments when classes are in Hoffman Estates. Tasty snacks are combined with lunch menus that include a wide variety of main courses, an assortment of pasta, potato and rice dishes with plenty of hot vegetables, salads and desserts.

Accreditation

The Building & Fire Code Academy® is an Illinois State Board of Education approved Private Business and Vocational School. Certificate of Approval to Operate Issued by The Illinois State Superintendent of Education, 100 North First Street, Springfield, Illinois, 62777.

Offering continuing education classes and complete career programs for inspectors, code officials, and design professionals at all experience levels, BFCA is an International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET) Authorized Provider and an American Institute of Architects/Continuing Education System (AIA/CES) Registered Provider. Students completing courses receive Continuing Education Units (CEUs), contact hours and/or state credit where applicable. Architects completing classes earn Learning Units (LUs). All courses qualify for Health, Safety and Welfare (HSW) credit. Specific courses are also approved by individual states.

Call 1-800-488-7057 for information.




BFCA is an equal opportunity training facility. Training is provided to all without regard to race, sex, ethnic background, political association or membership in any other organization.