Leadership in the Public Sector

An Emergency Management supervisor looks over the shoulder of one of a group of employees at monitors.

Contact

Justin Long
Director/Instructor
Northern �鶹Ӱ�� Center, room 117
919-536-7200, ext. 4601
longj@durhamtech.edu

Transfer Questions
Lea Bingham
Assistant Dean
transfercenter@durhamtech.edu

Leadership in the Public Sector

University Transfer Options

�鶹Ӱ�� has partnered with NC State University to develop a bilateral transfer agreement from an Public Safety Administration Associate in Applied Science (AAS) to Bachelor of Arts (BA).

Public Safety Administration Associate in Applied Science (AAS)

The Public Safety Administration (PSA) program allows working professionals to build a strong foundation in emergency management systems at federal, state, and local levels. The PSA curriculum is designed to provide students, as well as practitioners, with knowledge and skills in the technical, managerial, and administrative areas necessary for entrance or advancement within various public safety organizations.

The bilateral agreement provides the flexibility for students to seamlessly transfer to NC State University. he agreement will allow students to transfer from �鶹Ӱ�� to NC State as a sophomore in their online bachelor’s degree program. US News & World Report ranked LPS as #10 in the Nation of Best Online Bachelor Programs.

�鶹Ӱ��’s Public Safety Administration program allows students to earn a minimum of 64 credit hours. NC State allows 48 of those credit hours to transfer towards the 120 hours required for the program coursework.