What’s in the News
Discover career information, conference dates, webinars, and important information about planning, preparing, and training for a natural or man-made disaster
Congratulations to our Staff and HSEM BAS Degree Graduate Shane Moore
After completing his service in the U.S. Army, Shane decided to use his G.I. Bill to complete his college education and when exploring college degree programs, he discovered that the Homeland Security Emergency Management Degree aligned with his desire to continue serving his nation and community.
Resources for Keeping Schools Safe and Drug-Free
Lists clearinghouses, online workshops, publications, conference materials, and more from the U.S. Department of Education.
Ready Kids!
Disasters happen everywhere, and every member of the family can prepare. Preparedness for the future starts today. Whether you’re a kid or teen yourself, a parent or loved one, or work with youth, Ready Kids has tools and information to help before, during and after disasters.
Clery Center
Our efforts to end campus violence are focused where we believe they will have the most impact: working with colleges and universities to help them understand and comply with the requirements of the Clery Act.
Our Center provides statewide leadership which supports diversity and ensures the industry’s academic programs remain cutting-edge.
What We Do?
The Center of Excellence for Homeland Security-Emergency Management (HSEM) helps state community and technical colleges (CTC) prepare a skilled workforce to help maintain our national security, ensure an effective response to all-hazard events through education and training initiatives, and build disaster resilience in our communities.
Our goal is to provide effective leadership and coordination that rapidly responds to the interests of educational institutions and workforce training needs of the HSEM (all-hazard) business and industry sectors across the state. From our offices at Pierce College in Lakewood, Washington, we accomplish this through working with a coalition of all 34 community and technical colleges, public agencies, and private sector organizations.
OUR GOALS
The Center serves the interests of education institutions and workforce training needs of Homeland Security Emergency Management business and industry sectors across Washington State.
We help prepare a skilled workforce to maintain our national security and effectively respond to all hazard events through education and training.