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‘Turn it up a notch’: Chief Keith Padgett on the power of higher education

“You’ll use it more than you’ll ever know,” Zam says about going back to school – and he would know, having recently started his own higher education journey. So this week, the Better Every Shift crew welcomes Chief Keith Padgett, the Fire and EMS Academic Program Director with Columbia Southern University, where Zam is currently taking classes, to talk all things advanced degrees, higher education and fire service training. Don’t miss all this:

Padgett’s advice for firefighters who are new to higher education

The #1 program in which firefighters are enrolling

Padgett’s early struggles with…

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