Could use some advise on a degree to pursue

[defscarlett]

Hey All,

I'm looking for some advice on my career aspirations and educational goals. Let me first give you a synopsis of my professional experience. I've been in the public safety industry for close to 10 years. I started out as a contract security officer for the world's largest contract security company, working my way up to a site supervisor of an armed account with 24 direct reports. I was then again promoted to work in the office of this company where I stayed until I joined the military. In the military I am in one of only 2 WMD/HazMat teams in the country deployed to respond to mass casualty disasters. Following active duty military service time, I again went back to contract security where I held supervisory roles until I got a position at a local college police department as a civilian employee. There I was responsible for all OSHA accountability & Safety, Emergency Preparedness, Security systems (card access, cameras, burglar) and police dispatch. From there I went back into contract security as an Operations Manager/part owner of a contract security company (left this due to moving out of state) and am currently a security manager for another contract security account.

My heart truly lies with Emergency Management but have been unable to find any sort of position. I think this may be a lost cause as many friends of mine with upwards of Masters Degrees in the area still cannot find work in that field. If I can't find anything in Emergency Management I think I would like to oversee physical security at a corporation, as long as I'm out of the contract security realm (I have no idea what I was thinking when I left proprietary security lol).

I am currently pursuing my CPP and PSP as well as my AEM.

My true question is I'm a little lost as to what degree I should get. I originally started off going for a HSEP and then moved to Criminal Justice... but now looking at degree evals I'm kind of stuck. I only need 4 classes to get my HSEP, but they would all be TESC courses (maybe less if I can convince them to move some of my Area Elective credits into my Area of Study). On the other hand I need 10 CJ courses with all but two being taken at Penn Foster. Those aren't including the Gen Ed's that I still need for both degrees.

I already have all the credits needed for my AAS ESST degree so I might as well get it. What I was kind of thinking about doing is get my BS HSEP with a 2nd BSBA in CIS (since much of physical security requires knowledge of computer science-y things) and possibly a 2nd AAS in Criminal Justice just so I can have a CJ degree on my resume...

I could really use some guidance....

ETA* just realized I misspelled the title... and I can't change it Sorry!