Certificate Program

Emergency Management and Planning

Red Rocks Community College is offering both an Associate Applied Science Degree in Emergency Management and Planning and an Associate of Applied Science Certificate.

The Certificate program is geared toward current practitioners who want to upgrade their skills. Of the 30 credit hours required for the Certificate, all are available over the Internet.

The core EMP courses offered by Red Rocks, over the Internet, include all seven courses required for the coveted FEMA Professional Development Series Certificate. These courses are Principles of Emergency Management, Emergency Planning, Exercise Design, Leadership and Influence, Decision Making and Problem Solving, Effective Communication, and Developing Volunteer Resources.

Home College: Red Rocks Community College

Core Program Requirements - 30 Credit Hours
Course #	Course Name	Credits
EMP 101	Principles of Emergency Management	3
EMP 105	Emergency Planning	3
EMP 106	Exercise Design and Evaluation	3
EMP 107	Emergency-Operations Center and Communications	3
EMP 109	Incident Command System	3
EMP 240	Leadership and Influence	3
EMP 241 or EMP 247	Decision-Making and Problem Solving                or Decision-Making in a Crisis	3
EMP 242	Effective Communications	3
EMP 244	Developing Volunteer Resources	3
EMP 280	Business Emergency Management	3
EMP 291	Public Information Officer	3
Total Required Core Credits (10 of 12 courses)		30