Sources of Higher Education
There are several public sources of training for public safety dispatchers, usually at the community college level and leading to a certificate or state-based license. We've identified these specific locations for training, but check your local community college district for any programs they have.
- Allan Hancock College (Santa Maria, Calif.)
- Arapahoe Community College-Littleton
- Asnuntuck Community College (Conn.)
- Butte Community College (Calif.)
- CCAC
- Colorado Mesa University
- Community College of Allegheny County (Penn.)
- Durham College, Oshawa (Canada)
- Elgin (Ill.) Community College offers a Public Safety Communications Program.
- FCC Calif.
- GM Tech
- Go Wine Country
- Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College
- Fresno (Calif.) City College
- Golden West College - Criminal Justice Training Center
- Humber College, Toronto (Canada)
- Hutchinson (Kan.) Community College
- Hillsborough Community College, Tamps (Fla.)
- Illinois Central College (Ill.)
- Meridian Community College (Miss.) offers a 66-semester hour associate of Applied Science (AAS) degree in Emergency Management and Communications Technology, which is available for distance learning on CD.
- Medicine Hat College (Alberta, Canada) has a one-year program in Emergency Communications & Response. The same program is offered at Grant MacEwan Community College in Edmonton (Alberta).
- Monroe ECC
- Monroe Community College (NY)
- Montana State University--Great Falls offers a certification program for public safety communications.
- North Central Technical College (Wisc.)
- Napa Valley (Calif.) Jr. College
- North Central (Wisc.) Technical College
- Oakland (Mich.) Community College -
conducts a 144-hour dispatcher academy, exceeding state standards. Classes are a mix of affiliated and non-affiliated students.
- Passaic County (NJ) Community College
- PCC New Jersey
- Portland Community College - Emergency TeleCommunicator 911 program
- Portland Community College - One of the oldest colleges offering dispatcher training. They offer a 46-credit certificate program for Emergency Telecommunicator, and 40-hour NAED certificate. New in 2008 is a 44 credit-hour, one-year course in Emergency Management.
- Rio Honda College (Whittier, Calif.)
- Sacramento (Calif.) Unified School District - Charles A. Jones Skills and Business Education Center. Provides Emergency Medical Dispatching (EMD), 84-hour course that teaches fundamentals of EMD, CAD training and radio use. Students will also learn medical instruction (EMDPRS) and preparation for passing POST and other agency exams.
- Safety Training
- Seneca College - King City (Ont., Canada) - certificate program from the School Of Public Safety And Police Studies, 911 and Emergency Services Communications Program
- Santa Rosa (Calif.) Jr. College
- Texas Criminal Justice Training
- List of California law enforcement training academies (that may include dispatching)
- Western Nevada Community College offers public safety telecommunicator training.
- Ventura College (S. Calif.)
- Western Nevada Community College
The APCO Institute also offers a Virtual College program in collaboration with Jacksonville State University (Ala.).
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