Public Safety Administration
Credential: A.A.S (Code: REFER TO SPECIFIC PROGRAM)
Pathway Description: The Public Safety Administration curriculum is designed to provide students, as well as practitioners, with knowledge and skills in the technical, managerial, and administrative areas necessary for entrance or advancement within various public safety and government organizations.
Course work in diverse subject areas includes public safety administration and education, interagency operations, crisis leadership, government and agency financial management, professional standards, incident management, administrative law, and supervision, while providing a streamlined pathway that recognizes the value of previously earned skillsets and credentials within the public safety sector.
Employment opportunities exist with fire or police departments, emergency management organizations, governmental agencies, industrial firms, correctional facilities, private industries, insurance organizations, educational organizations, security and protective organizations, and through self-employment opportunities.
This program leads to an Associate in Applied Science Degree. To qualify for admission into this program, the applicant must have a high school diploma or the equivalent. To be eligible for graduation, the student must have satisfactorily completed the course requirements as outlined below.
This program leads to four different tracks: Correction Services, Emergency and Fire Management Services, Law Enforcement Services, Security and Loss Prevention Services.