Community Learning Center

Homeland Security Institute

Terrorism is in the news almost daily. Preventing terrorism is vital to both our national security and homeland defense. Counterterrorism is a proactive, intelligence driven, tactical process with the central goal of the prevention of terrorism. Rose State's Counterterrorism Program is the first of its kind in the nation. Rose State College’s counterterrorism courses were developed to educate students, local/state employees, employers, scholars, first responders, business employers, and employees, as well as, average citizens to have a better understanding of terrorism and its prevention. Through our courses you will learn how analysis, intelligence and investigative operations come together to prevent terrorism.

Rose State College offers a series of college credit courses in counterterrorism that will ultimately become a degree path in the criminal justice program. These eight-week courses are all online — the first two classes begin in January in the spring semester, and the other two begin in March. You can earn an Associate of Arts degree in Criminal Justice, with an option in Counterterrorism by taking all four courses, plus the other required courses for this degree. 

These courses are also offered as a non-credit online course through the Community Learning Center.

Who are our courses designed for?

Students who are interested in the following majors or fields:

• Criminal Justice
• Political Science
• Journalism
• First Responder careers
• Cyber Security

Employees/employers especially in the following areas:

• All types of law enforcement
• First responders
• Local/state government offices
• Educators
• Military
• Business managers

Counterterrorism Courses-Credit & Non-Credit

Additional Counterterrorism courses will be added later in 2015. Enroll now for our online credit and non-credit classes. For more information, call (405) 736-0374 or fill out a Counterterrorism Information Request Form.

ACT™ Prep

Two-Night Course

This six-hour course provides students with the opportunity to practice taking a standardized test. The workshop covers a different area of the ACT™ exam each night and focuses on strategies, tactics and timing relevant to that section of the test. The workshop also will give students time to focus on the accuracy of their answers and will provide them with online resources. Cost of the course is $49. Course dates/times TBA.

Saturday Workshop

This Super Saturday three-hour workshop includes sessions covering each subject area of the ACT™ and is designed to give students more confidence when taking the ACT™. Instructors will focus specifically on test-taking strategies relevant to each subject area and will use example questions from ACT™ practice exams to demonstrate the application of strategies. Shortened practice exams will be used to work on timing. Full-length practice tests and other preparatory materials will be sent home with the student for further practice during the week. Cost of the workshop is $19. Workshop day/time TBA.