GET YOUR BACHELOR'S DEGREE AT MISSION COLLEGE IN Emergency Services Administration

You’ll be stepping into a job that matters, where planning, leadership, and quick thinking meet real community impact. This degree gives you the training to lead in public safety, disaster response, emergency management, and crisis coordination. The work you do in this career is not just about showing up when things go wrong, but also all the preparation, organization, and guiding systems put in place to keep communities safe, resilient, and ready for whatever emergency may come.

As disasters, emergencies, and public safety challenges happen (think wildfires, natural disasters, and public health crises), there’s a significant need for professionals who know how to coordinate people, resources, and plans effectively. With this bachelor’s degree, you’ll gain skills in incident command, emergency planning, leadership, and administration so you can be that person who makes things flow, even under pressure.

If you want a career where you help build safer communities, lead when things get tough, and use both strategy and action to protect people, Emergency Services Administration gives you the tools and credentials to make a difference while having a fulfilling, growing career.

With this degree, you can move into leadership and planning roles in public safety and emergency services, both on the ground and behind the scenes. Some possible roles include:

• Emergency Management Coordinator or Manager (local, county, or state level)

• Public Safety Administrator or Director

• Incident Commander or Disaster Response Lead

• Risk Management Specialist

• Emergency Communications / Dispatch Manager

• Fire Department Administrative Officer

• Homeland Security & Public Safety Policy Analyst

• Continuity of Operations Planner (making sure essential services keep going during emergencies)

• Public Health Emergency Planner or Coordinator

In many of these roles, you’ll combine technical skills (command systems, regulations, risk assessment) with people skills (leading teams, coordinating agencies, communicating clearly). You’ll work with government, public safety agencies, nonprofits, healthcare, and infrastructure agencies. In this field there are many options for you to explore.