EARN A DEGREE OR CERTIFICATE ONLINE IN PUBLIC SAFETY AT UMGC

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Secure Your Career with an Online Degree or Certificate in Public Safety

An undergraduate or graduate degree—or an undergraduate certificate—in public safety from University of Maryland Global Campus can prepare you to respond to a wide range of threats at the federal, state, or local level. At UMGC, you can

  • Gain practical skills you can apply on the job right away
  • Study a curriculum designed to help prepare you to join the first responder organizations involved in corporate security, emergency management, and more
  • Learn real-world skills through hands-on courses developed with employer input and taught by experienced faculty
  • Skip the SAT®1 and GRE with our streamlined admissions process
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Get the Support You Need

We're with you every step of the way—today through graduation day and every day after that. We provide the necessary student services and support to help you succeed. The following resources are available to you:

  • Academic advisors, tutors, and mentors
  • Career counseling and 70+ employer alliances
  • Online writing feedback and 24-hour tech support
  • Access to the University System of Maryland online library system
  • Academic clubs and honors societies
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Share in Our Rich Military Heritage

We have been serving the higher education needs of the U.S. Armed Forces since 1947. Today, we enroll more than 50,000 active-duty military servicemembers, reservists, veterans, and their family members, and we boast the following accolades:

  • Military Times ranked UMGC as the top public university in its 2020 Best for Vets survey of online and nontraditional colleges and universities
  • Military Times ranked UMGC as the No. 4 cybersecurity program in the United States for 2018
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Explore Ways to Make Your Degree Affordable

We are committed to helping you find ways to meet, manage, and lower your education costs. Just last year, UMGC awarded $15 million in scholarship funds to our students. But that's not all. We offer several options to help you save time and money. These include:

  • No-cost digital resources that have replaced textbooks for nearly every course
  • Accepting up to 70 credits from approved two-year schools and community colleges and 90 credits from approved four-year colleges and universities
  • Federal financial aid, loans, grants, and scholarships available for those who qualify
  • Our interest-free monthly payment plan
  • Tuition assistance and/or veterans education benefits for those who qualify
  • Employer discounts for eligible employees and their spouses and dependents through alliances with public and private sector organizations
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Effective July 1, 2019, University of Maryland University College (UMUC) changed its name to University of Maryland Global Campus (UMGC).

University of Maryland Global Campus is accredited by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education, 1007 North Orange Street, 4th Floor, MB #166, Wilmington, DE 19801, an institutional accrediting agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. UMGC is a constituent institution of the University System of Maryland and is governed by the USM Board of Regents. UMGC is certified to operate in Virginia by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia (SCHEV). University of Maryland Global Campus, 9625 Belvoir Road, Barden Education Center, Building 1017, Room 128, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060.

1 SAT® is a trademark registered by the College Board, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, UMGC.