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Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction

Learn Anywhere. Lead Everywhere.

Take your career in emergency management to the next level with Pierce College’s Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction.

Led by experienced Pierce College faculty, all of who are working emergency management professionals, these courses deliver the same exceptional education found in our degree programs to professionals worldwide.

Emergency operations center with multiple monitors displaying maps, risk assessment charts, and satellite imagery, as a team analyzes disaster risk data.

Designed for emergency management professionals like you.

  • Stay ahead of critical issues facing emergency managers
  • Affordable, flexible courses you can take from anywhere
  • Earn credit toward industry certifications
  • Gain new skills and expand your professional network

With courses like AI Foundations for Emergency Mangagement, Psychology of Disaster & Community Resilience, and a selection of courses offered in Spanish, you'll be prepared for the next generation of challenges in emergency management and risk.

Start advancing your career today.

Learn more about the courses offered through the Institute for Disaster Risk Reduction.

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Expert, professional faculty are here for you.

Sarah Miller

Sarah K. Miller, PhD, CEM

Emergency Management Program Chair

SMiller@pierce.ctc.edu
253-912-3693

"We’re excited about the ability to offer these as part of the institute to our national and international partners, There is a tremendous, worldwide need for disaster reduction. If we cannot reduce the risks, then we deal with greater impact to our communities when disaster does happen."