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Emergency Management & Homeland Security
Think fast on your feet and put your talent to the test.
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 (B.S.) & Paramedic Science (A.A.S.)
Dual Degree Option
With a dual degree in Paramedic Science and Emergency Management, 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.
Minors
Supplement your degree with up to two minors.
Tour Schedule
Seeing is believing.
Think Penn College might be a good fit for you? Make plans to visit and discover what hands-on learning is all about. Academic Tours allow you to explore labs and get to the core of your future program. If you’re looking for a deeper dive into your academic area of interest, opt for a Self-Scheduled Personal Tour. Comprehensive COVID-19 safety protocols are in place.
Jun 2
Emergency Management & Homeland Security Visit Day
Wednesday, June 29:00 AM - 1:00 PM Eastern Time (U.S.)
Jun 26
Emergency Management & Homeland Security Visit Day
Saturday, June 2610:00 AM - 2:00 PM Eastern Time (U.S.)
Jul 14
Emergency Management & Homeland Security Visit Day
Wednesday, July 1411:00 AM - 3:00 PM Eastern Time (U.S.)
Jul 31
Emergency Management & Homeland Security Visit Day
Saturday, July 3110:00 AM - 2:00 PM Eastern Time (U.S.)
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News
12.16.2020
Emergency management student thrives outside comfort zone
Juggling full-time college classes by day and full-time emergency medical technician work by night, Brooke M. Strubel is earning ...
05.05.2020
Emergency management major anticipates surge in career field
Although the COVID-19 pandemic is upending the norm in most sectors of society, students and faculty in Pennsylvania College of ...
10.28.2019
College’s emergency management program ‘Wows’ podcast hosts
David E. Bjorkman, instructor of emergency management/social science at Penn College, was a recent guest on the Keystone ...