Program Overview

Cascadia's Homeland Security Emergency Management (HSEM) Associate Degree is designed to prepare the next generation of emergency management and policy leaders with the knowledge and skills they need to improve outcomes in disasters of all types.

This degree incorporates face-to-face and online instruction, which covers policy, planning, and operational components of emergency management and homeland security. The program will include opportunities to gain practical experience and work with current incident management technologies. You will learn to develop and modify policy and procedure, support and supervise emergency management, and coordinate disaster response and recovery efforts.