Emergency Management & Homeland Security

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Emergency Management & Homeland Security

Emergency Management & Homeland Security

Bachelor of Science Degree (B.S.)

Emergency Management & Homeland Security, Online

Emergency Management & Homeland Security, Online

Bachelor of Science Degree (B.S.)

Emergency Management & Paramedic Science

Emergency Management & Paramedic Science

Dual Degree Option

When disaster strikes, emergency management professionals are ready to serve and protect.

From designing strategic action plans to implementing a coordinated response during an emergency, you’ll learn proven methods for success. Whether you study on campus or online, both bachelor-level programs are designed to prepare graduates for diverse positions across public and private industries.

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Emergency Management & Homeland Security (B.S.)

From prevention to planned response strategies, you'll learn how to take the lead when your community needs you most. 

Emergency Management & Homeland Security (B.S.) Online

This online degree option follows the same rigorous curriculum as the on-campus program. All students, no matter their residency, receive in-state tuition. 

Emergency Management & Homeland Security (B.S.) & Paramedic Science (A.A.S.)

Dual Degree Option

With a dual degree in Paramedic Science and Emergency Management & Homeland Security, you’ll be primed to serve as a first responder, take the lead in emergency management, or blaze a career path that combines the two.

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Pair a minor with any bachelor's degree, or an immersion with any bachelor's or associate's degree.

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05.11.2023

Mock disaster provides realistic rehearsal for coordinated response

Applying what they’ve learned in the classroom, Pennsylvania College of Technology emergency management and paramedic students put their skills to the test this past weekend in the programs’ first on-campus simulated disaster incident.

04.13.2023

Inaugural ‘Rotorfest’ takes flight at Penn College

With eyes on the sky and a wide range of career options, Pennsylvania College of Technology’s emergency management & homeland security major staged its inaugural Wildcat Rotorfest on April 11.

04.11.2023

WNEP stops by college's inaugural Rotorfest

Newswatch 16's Chris Keating made a Tuesday morning visit to campus for Rotorfest, an interactive career day bringing together emergency response and aviation employers, current Penn College students and faculty, and dual-enrollment students from K-12 schools and career technology centers.