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National American University is a private, regionally accredited multi-campus and online university founded in Rapid City, South Dakota. Widely recognized for its specialized programs in intelligence management, national security, strategic leadership, and nursing.
National American University houses the Henley-Putnam School of Strategic Security, the College of Business, Technology, and Health Management, and the School of Nursing. Specialized curricula focus on counterterrorism, operational intelligence, and strategic protection.
Undergraduate admissions require high school graduation or GED. The Henley-Putnam School of Strategic Security programs evaluate professional resumes, background verification, and prior military, law enforcement, or corporate security experience.
Terminal professional doctoral degree concentrating on intelligence analysis, counterterrorism strategy, geopolitical threat assessment, and strategic protection operations.
Covers collection management, covert action analysis, intelligence ethics, open-source intelligence (OSINT), and counterintelligence methodologies.
Equips healthcare executives with operational hospital analytics, regulatory compliance, health informatics, and clinical revenue cycle management.
Hands-on instruction in threat identification, structured analytic techniques, critical infrastructure defense, and asymmetric warfare analysis.
Covers digital network security, ethical penetration testing, firewall management, relational SQL databases, and incident forensics.
Competitive institutional merit award supporting active service members, veterans, and homeland security professionals pursuing strategic degrees.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Office of the President
Dr. Ronald L. Shape serves as President of NAU, guiding institutional modernization, non-traditional student degree accessibility, and military educational alli...
View researcher profile ↗Dean of Henley-Putnam School of Strategic Security
Henley-Putnam School of Strategic Security
Dr. Barbara Burke directs national security and intelligence curricula, with research focusing on threat management, counterintelligence doctrine, and military ...
View researcher profile ↗Provost and Chief Academic Officer
Office of Academic Affairs
Dr. Cindy Mathena provides academic governance over collegiate curriculum quality, distance learning pedagogy, and healthcare accreditation standards....
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