College Certificate: (HLS-CERT)
About the Program
The Homeland Security College Certificate is designed to provide a comprehensive overview of the roots of terrorism and various international and national historic examples to understand this complex problem. Focusing on converting theory and awareness into pragmatic strategies designed to help practitioners develop informed responses to the threat of terrorism. The program will emphasis on the public, private, and legal responses to this threat and specific skills designed to help students respond strategically to real situation emergencies. Students will apply their knowledge and skills to develop specific plans at the local level to enhance public awareness and local security.
The Homeland Security College Certificate is designed for managers, administrators, officers and those responsible for developing and implementing strategies and procedures in Homeland Security.
College Certificate Goals
- To educate and prepare students and in-service emergency management providers on how to mitigate human physical consequences of natural and technological disasters
- To teach and provide a general foundation of the field of homeland security management as a precursor towards the associate in applied science degree
College Certificate Outcomes
- Students will be able to apply critical thinking and decision-making concepts to emergency and disaster management issues
- Demonstrate knowledge of critical thinking concepts to adapt intervention and assessment skills to support and supervise comprehensive, integrated and effective management in the event of natural, system-wide, or humaninduced crisis
- Develop competence in applying a code of behavior consistent with the professional attitudes and ethical standards expected of homeland security management professionals
- Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of maintaining effective communication and collaborative relationships with all federal, state and local criminal justice organizations, human service agencies, area communities and community-based organizations
Admission Requirements
Students are admitted to the program each semester. Students must have program approval, a completed application, and other required information submitted by the due date. If there are openings after the application deadline, remaining openings will be filled on a “first-come” basis.
To be admitted into the Homeland Security certificate program Students must:
- Fulfill all WCCCD admission requirements
- Declare program intent on the WCCCD admission application or change program intent at the campus admission office
- Fulfill course placement requirements based on the ACCUPLACER® assessment
- Students must complete WCCCD program admission applications during the semester they are first HLS course and then submit the program application to the Campus Chief Academic Officer
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