Program Overview 

The Command College, in association with Columbus State University, provides a program of study that goes beyond what is currently available in public safety executive and management development courses, serving as a "graduate school" for public safety executives. To meet present and future training and educational needs of public safety executives, the Command College offers a study program that is distinctive, flexible and comprehensive.

Career Opportunities

Executive positions within Public Safety Administration

Admission Requirements

Applicants must currently be in a supervisory or managerial position in a public safety agency, with significant responsibilities in the areas of management of personnel, interpretation of policies or supervision of other crucial agency functions.

Additional Program Requirements

The Command College brings together leaders in corporate and public management to provide public safety executives with intense training in the best available management theory and practice, to render innovative solutions to organizational problems and to address important issues in managing public service organizations effectively.

Students enrolled in Command College attend twelve (12) intensive cohort sessions of classes over a two-year period, completing 460 hours of classes divided into 40-hour modules:

• Leadership in Public Safety Administration
• Human Resource Management and Development
• Fiscal Management and Public Finance
• Legal Issues and Trends in Public Safety Administration
• Strategic Planning and Policy Development
• Organizational and Management Realities
• Research in Public Safety Administration
• Five (5) Auxiliary Courses

Completion of each module/course will provide POST training and 3 semester hours of academic credit.