Emergency Service Teams Need Trained Dispatchers
Police, fire and ambulance dispatchers are in demand. For the next eight years Colorado will have 59 job openings each year for skilled dispatchers. Learn the skills you need to become an emergency response professional.
Choose a Four or Eight Month Certificate:
Fundamentals of Public Safety Dispatch
15 credits
(15-weeks)
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Learn the basics of policing, psychology, stress management, and dealing with people in stressful times. Classes include:
- Criminal Justice
- Policing Systems
- Psychology
- Stress Management
- Sociology
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Public Safety Dispatch
27 credits
(30-weeks)
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Learn the unique skills required in emergency telecommunications. Acquire the core knowledge needed to communicate with someone until help arrives on the scene. Apply your skills in an internship. Classes include:
- Emergency Dispatching
- Emergency Medical Responder
- Communications
- Criminal Justice
- Policing Systems
- Psychology
- Stress Management
- Sociology
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Enroll Now Before Classes Fill Up!
Fall classes start in August.
Enroll Today
For Less Than $5,000 You'll Be Job Ready
As a Colorado resident, the state will pay a portion of your tuition, making our already low tuition even more affordable. For $4,414, you'll be in demand as a public safety dispatcher.
Public Safety Dispatcher Salaries
| Entry |
Average |
Experienced |
$36,913
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$47,742
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$53,156
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Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (2017)