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A.A.S. in Environmental Health and Safety

Ivy Tech Community College

Associate's DegreeCIP: 51.2202

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Indianapolis, Indiana

    50 W. Fall Creek Parkway N. Drive, Indianapolis, Indiana, 46208-5752

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Reading ComprehensionSpeakingActive ListeningCritical ThinkingWritingComplex Problem SolvingJudgment and Decision MakingActive LearningScienceMonitoringSystems AnalysisSystems EvaluationInstructingLearning StrategiesSocial Perceptiveness

Knowledge

English LanguageMathematicsBiologyEducation and TrainingMedicine and DentistryLaw and GovernmentChemistryComputers and ElectronicsCustomer and Personal ServicePsychologyPublic Safety and SecurityEngineering and TechnologyPhysicsGeographyDesign

Abilities

Oral ExpressionWritten ComprehensionOral ComprehensionWritten ExpressionDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningProblem SensitivityInformation OrderingSpeech ClarityNear VisionSpeech RecognitionCategory FlexibilityFlexibility of ClosureFluency of Ideas

Tasks

  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, an
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  • Evaluate situations or make determinations when a worker has refused to work on the grounds that dan
  • Supply, operate, or maintain personal protective equipment.
  • Train workers in safety procedures related to green jobs, such as the use of fall protection devices
  • Recommend measures to help protect workers from potentially hazardous work methods, processes, or ma
  • Develop or maintain hygiene programs, such as noise surveys, continuous atmosphere monitoring, venti
  • Order suspension of activities that pose threats to workers' health or safety.
  • Identify environmental impacts caused by products, systems, or projects.
  • Identify or develop strategies or methods to minimize the environmental impact of industrial product
  • Analyze changes designed to improve the environmental performance of complex systems and avoid unint
  • Conduct life cycle assessments of products.
  • Develop environmental restoration project schedules and budgets.
  • Provide technical direction on environmental planning to energy engineers, biologists, geologists, o
  • Create habitat management or restoration plans, such as native tree restoration and weed control.
  • Provide analytical support for policy briefs related to renewable energy, energy efficiency, or clim
  • Propose new or modified policies involving use of traditional and alternative fuels, transportation
  • Prepare study reports, memoranda, briefs, testimonies, or other written materials to inform governme
  • Communicate scientific or technical information to the public, organizations, or internal audiences
  • Monitor effects of pollution or land degradation and recommend means of prevention or control.
  • Collect, synthesize, analyze, manage, and report environmental data, such as pollution emission meas
  • Follow strict safety procedures when handling toxic materials to avoid contamination.
  • Evaluate effects of drugs, gases, pesticides, parasites, and microorganisms at various levels.
  • Plan and direct studies to investigate human or animal disease, preventive methods, and treatments f
  • Communicate research findings on various types of diseases to health practitioners, policy makers, a
  • Oversee public health programs, including statistical analysis, health care planning, surveillance s
  • Investigate diseases or parasites to determine cause and risk factors, progress, life cycle, or mode
  • Teach epidemiology to students in public health programs.

Technology

Data base user interface and query softwareGraphics or photo imaging softwareAnalytical or scientific softwareElectronic mail softwareDocument management softwareComputer aided design CAD softwareGeographic information systemSpreadsheet softwareObject or component oriented development softwareComputer based training softwareCalendar and scheduling softwareWord processing softwareMedical softwareIndustrial control softwareCompliance softwareWeb platform development softwareOffice suite softwareData base management system softwareProject management softwareDesktop publishing softwareDevelopment environment softwareOperating system softwareData mining softwareMap creation software

Tools

3D movement analysis systemsAgar slidesAutomated ESR analyzersBack support bracesBalance boardsBiohazard containersBlood culture incubatorsCardiac monitorsCarousel slide projectorsCasting ovensCell washing equipmentCervical traction unitsCoagulation testing equipmentColorimetric devicesCompact digital camerasAerosol metersAerosol photometersAir compressorsAir flow calibratorsAir quality dataloggersAirflow indicatorsAnemometersCarbon monoxide sensorsCascade impactorsCombustible gas detectorsCyclone samplersData acquisition equipmentData loggersDiffusive air samplersDigital cameras

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Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Health Specialties Teachers, Postsecondary25-1071.00
  • Occupational Health and Safety Technicians19-5012.00
  • Occupational Health and Safety Specialists19-5011.00
  • Industrial Ecologists19-2041.03
  • Environmental Restoration Planners19-2041.02
  • Climate Change Policy Analysts19-2041.01
  • Environmental Scientists and Specialists, Including Health19-2041.00
  • Medical Scientists, Except Epidemiologists19-1042.00
  • Epidemiologists19-1041.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: developing (Level 2)(based on Associate's Degree)

  • Comprehensive course syllabi and learning materials — independently prepare and refine for health specialties courses aligned with accreditation standards at a postsecondary institution.
  • Professional conferences and peer-reviewed journals — engage with regularly to integrate emerging developments in health sciences into course content and instructional practice.
  • Student class work, assignments, and papers — evaluate and grade consistently using differentiated assessment criteria across multiple sections of a health specialties course.
  • Laboratory sessions involving clinical or scientific procedures — supervise with growing independence, ensuring safety protocols and learning objectives are met in a postsecondary health program.
  • Examinations — compile, administer, and grade with reduced oversight, delegating grading tasks to teaching assistants when appropriate within departmental guidelines.
  • Student academic records and compliance documentation — maintain and audit routinely using institutional data management systems in accordance with FERPA and accreditation requirements.
  • Classroom and seminar discussions — initiate and moderate on complex health specialties topics, guiding students toward critical analysis in graduate or professional health program settings.
  • Course content and instructional methods — evaluate and revise semester-to-semester based on learning outcomes data and evolving disciplinary standards in a health specialties department.
  • Analytical and information retrieval software — use proficiently to support research integration and evidence-based course updates within a health sciences academic environment.
  • Interdisciplinary collaboration with health sciences colleagues — coordinate on course sequencing and student learning outcomes across a postsecondary health specialties program.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
86%
Placement Rate
79%