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The work required to address global issues, build innovation, and protect the nation is constantly changing and cuts across numerous disciplines.

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College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity

Our mission is to bring together people, technology and knowledge to address the challenges of the 21st century. We accomplish this through high quality academic programs, an interdisciplinary and entrepreneurial spirit, enthusiasm for learning and teaching, the operational application of knowledge, and cutting-edge research initiatives. CEHC is committed to ensuring that our learning, living, and working environments demonstrate respect for all and are free from inequality and discrimination.

Our rigorous academic programs – helmed by expert and experienced faculty – are helping to shape future leaders in the fields of preparedness, security and informatics. CEHC offers undergraduate, graduate, doctoral and continuing education programs in areas leading to careers in emergency preparedness, homeland security, cybersecurity, informatics, information science and library science.

 

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Our Culture

Socially Responsible

Our students and faculty are dedicated to community initiatives that create change throughout the University and community-at-large. In and out of the classroom, our students learn what it means to be strong advocates of others, recognizing the importance of addressing inequalities or injustices in workplaces and communities. 

 

High Achieving 

Students earn an average GPA of 3.15 and are self-motivated to excel in the classroom and in the field by participating in community service activities, training exercises, and internships.

 

Research-focused

Our interdisciplinary programs and research collaborations allow students and faculty to pursue diverse and integrative research on a variety of topics, from health and technology to government and education. In 2021, CEHC faculty received more than $5 million in grant funding.

 

Fully Committed

Our faculty are committed to providing a high-quality education through student engagement. At CEHC, everyone is part of a large family, one that respects diversity and celebrates student and faculty accomplishments. 

 

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State-of-the-Art Learning Facility

ETEC is home to UAlbany's first-in-the-nation College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity, as well as the Department of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, the University's Atmospheric Sciences Research Center and the New York State Mesonet, the nation's most advanced weather detection system. ETEC provides an exceptional environment for our students and faculty to promote innovation, foster social and academic growth, and support networking and sharing of ideas and resources.

The facility is equipped to support cutting-edge research, operational application of knowledge and collective programming for current and future leaders from every industry with technologically advanced classrooms and offices, research labs, specialty instrumentation facilities, an emergency preparedness situation room, weather research and instruction map rooms and observation facilities, business and technology transfer services offices, conference facilities and collaborative spaces for students. 

Recent News
CEHC Will Establish Three Departments
Due to unprecedented growth, effective July 1, 2022, CEHC will establish three departments under the College umbrella: Emergency Management/Homeland Security (CEMH), Information Sciences & Technology (CIST) and Cybersecurity (CYBR).
CEHC Welcomes New Professors to Growing Faculty Ranks
The College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cybersecurity (CEHC) at the University at Albany proudly welcomes two new assistant professors to the informatics and cybersecurity disciplines.
Albany AI: Transforming the Academic Landscape
With the goal of becoming the first university-based computer to reach a quintillion computations per second, Albany AI will empower university and industry researchers to harness massive data sets to better understand how to automate complex operations, and create teaching and research collaborations with faculty in all disciplines.
CEHC Disaster Scientist Explores Role of Place Attachment Following California Wildfires
Last year, more than a million people, including 600,000 Californians, were at least temporarily displaced from their homes by wildfires — more than twice as many as in 2019.
CEHC Hosts Graduate Fair
Learn about our programs, talk with faculty & students and discover why we're different!

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ETEC

1220 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12226
United States

Email
[email protected]
Phone
518-442-5258
Fax
518-442-5632
Office Hours

On-Site: Monday, Wednesday and Friday, 8:30 am-5 pm

Virtual: Monday - Friday, 8:30 am-5 pm

Note: For overnight packages, please send to ETEC, 1220 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12226. For mailings, please send to ETEC, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY 12222.