Emergency Services Administration & Emergency Management

University College at Adelphi University offers degree and certificate programs in emergency services administration and emergency management, in-demand career fields that are growing as disciplines in higher education. University College's programs in emergency services administration and emergency management are designed to educate and train the next generation of leaders in the field.

These University College programs feature:
  • Faculty with years of professional experience in emergency services and emergency management, in addition to classroom instruction skills. The faculty include:
    • The former commissioner for the Office of Emergency Management of Nassau County and former deputy commissioner of New York City's Office of Emergency Management,
    • The former Administrative Director for Emergency Services at North Shore–LIJ Hospital and former Executive Director of the Nassau Regional Emergency Medical Services Council
    • The Chief Epidemiologist of the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s Metro New York Disaster Medical Assistance Team
    • The Director of Life Safety for Lehman Brothers in the Americas and a retired captain in the New York City Fire Department

  • College credit for previous work and academy experience may be applied to the A.S. and B.S. degrees, including credit for:
    • Fire Academy completion
    • Police Academy completion
    • Military training
    • Paramedic and allied health training
    • Skills gained from other work experience

  • Course delivery methods and classroom locations that allow for flexible, convenient course scheduling, including:
    • Online courses in the undergraduate degree programs that enable students to study on their own time anywhere with Internet access
    • Night, evening, and accelerated course schedules for the A.S. and B.S. degrees; evening course options for the graduate certificate
    • Late-start semester schedules for A.S. and B.S. programs that allow students to begin after traditional semesters have begun
    • Three campus locations
      • Garden City: the site of Adelphi’s main campus
      • Hauppauge
      • Manhattan

  • Generous transfer credit policies toward the A.S. and B.S. degrees, including transfer credit agreements from Nassau and Suffolk County Community Colleges

  • Personal academic advisement from your first inquiry all the way through completion of your degree program

  • Courses, certificates, and degrees for students at all levels of their careers. University College's emergency services administration and emergency management programs have plans of study for students who are just beginning their careers or those who have been working in the field for several years

  • Competitive tuition, and access to federal, state, local, and school financial aid, student loan, and scholarship programs

  • Online application and admissions forms so that you can start your degree program anytime from anywhere

University College offers the following degree and certificate programs in emergency services administration and emergency management:



Contact
For additional information, please contact:

University College
p - 516.877.3412
e -
ucinfo@adelphi.edu

Hagedorn Hall, Room 201
Adelphi University
Garden City, NY 11530



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