Law Enforcement Training Academy
To apply for entrance to the Law Enforcement Academy please download and complete where necessary the following files:
 
Application Procedures
Law Enforcement Academy Admissions Application
Program Overview
HCC Application   (Note: $20 application fee is no longer required)
 
 
Law Enforcement Officer Program Costs - 2012/2013 Academic Year

 In-State Resident Tuition      $4,211.27 *   
 Out-of-State Resident Tuition    $10,247.54 *  
 Training Uniforms          $600.00 **  
 Applicant Screening Fee           $170.00 ***  

 

  

 

*       The tuition must be paid in full prior to the class starting. The tuition includes textbooks, the use of police duty gear and weapons.       Ammunition is provided for the weapons.   For information about residency requirements, please visit the web site:  /ssem/residency.aspx  

**      The uniforms must be purchased 30 days before class begins to allow for delivery time. Students must purchase several different kinds of training uniforms.  The estimated cost is $600.00 per student.  The final cost will depend on the size and quantity ordered.  One Uniform Scholarship sponsored by Star & Shield will be given per class.  To qualify for a Uniform Scholarship, the applicant must complete the following: 

1.    Financial Aid

2.    Comprehensive Scholarship Application 
3.    Star & Shield Group Scholarship application   
4.    WorkForce Alliance Tuition Assistance

***        The Screening Fee must be paid in full at the time the application is submitted.  The Applicant Screening Fee includes the cost of the FBAT, Integrity Test, fingerprinting and drug screen.  The Applicant Screening Fee is non-refundable.  Applicants must successfully pass a medical examination prior to starting the training program.  The Applicant Screening Fee does not include the cost of the medical examination Applicants must use their own physician for the medical examination.

 

2013 Law Enforcement Class Schedule 

 

 Class #1 - Full Time Day
  Application Deadline November 1, 2012
  Tuition Due January 10, 2013
  Class Starts January 14, 2013
  Class Ends July 18, 2013
  Meeting Times  Monday – Friday 8 am – 5 pm
   
Class #2 - Full Time Day
  Application Deadline March 1, 2013
               Tuition Due May 10, 2013
  Class Starts May 20, 2013
  Class Ends November 22, 2013
  Meeting Times  Monday – Friday 8 am – 5 pm
   
Class #3 - Part Time Night
  Application Deadline June 28, 2013
  Tuition Due August 30, 2013
  Class Starts September 9, 2013
  Class Ends July 18, 2014
  Meeting Times  Monday – Thursday  6 pm – 10 pm, Sat 8 am – 5 pm
   
Class #4 - Full Time Day
  Application Deadline August 2, 2013
  Tuition Due September 27, 2013
  Class Starts October 14, 2013
  Class Ends May 9, 2014
  Meeting Times  Monday – Friday 8 am – 5 pm


All Dates are approximate.  The academies listed are for self-sponsored students only. If you wish to be sponsored by a law enforcement agency, you must apply directly to that agency. Full-time classes meet 40 hours a week for 25-27 weeks; Part-time classes meet 24 hours a week for approximately 40 weeks, depending on holidays.  

 

 

 

 

 

Still have questions?  Please email our Limited Access Admissions Office.