Public safety profession

Step forward to lead with foresight and skill

• Capella’s public safety faculty has substantial working experience in organizations such as the FBI, New York Police Department, Federal Bureau of Prisons, and U.S. Customs.
• Our curriculum is built around the reality of interagency collaboration—you need to work effectively with other disciplines in order to lead well in your own organization.
• The Public Safety programs align with standards set by the National Security Agency (NSA) for information security.
• Earn a strong academic credential from an online university well suited for professionals whose work does not always follow the clock.

Capella's public safety degree programs recognized by Quality Matters™

Capella University is committed to implementing the Quality Matters™ standards for the design of our public safety courses, and we are systematically building and evaluating our courses based on these collaboratively developed, research-supported standards. The Quality Matters standards assure that these courses provide learners with the tools and information they need to succeed.

Quality Matters Executive Director Ron Legon discusses Capella and Quality Matters (video)

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