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Basic Peace Officer Academy
Basic Peace Officer Academy
at Clark State College
Ohio Catalog
The Clark State Basic Peace Officer Training Academy is designed to meet the requirements of the Ohio Police Officer Training Council (OPOTC) and is offered in cooperation with local law enforcement agencies, the State of Ohio, and OPOTC. Basic Peace Officer Training topics include administration, legal, human relations, firearms, driving, traffic, investigation, patrol, traffic enforcement, civil disorders, defensive tactics, first aid, homeland security and physical conditioning. Additional certificates may be earned for pepper spray and taser.
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Police and Sheriff's Patrol Officers
Maintain order and protect life and property by enforcing local, tribal, state, or federal laws and ordinances. Perform a combination of the following duties: patrol a specific area; direct traffic; issue traffic summonses; investigate accidents; apprehend and arrest suspects, or serve legal processes of courts. Includes police officers working at educational institutions.
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Admissions
Academy applicants must meet stringent entrance requirements as directed by the Attorney General of the State of Ohio before admitted to the program. Requirements that must be met are:
- High school diploma or its equivalent.
- Must be 21 years of age by completion of the academy.
- If no previous college experience, must take College placement tests in reading and writing. Students must test out of college preparatory reading and writing or complete the appropriate college preparatory courses before enrolling in the academy.
- Valid driver's license.
- Submit Livescan fingerprints at the Clark County Sheriff’s Office for the State of Ohio Bureau of Criminal Identification & Investigation (BCI&I) and the FBI to determine any criminal or traffic convictions that would disqualify a student from the academy.
- Complete and submit results of a drug screening.
- Obtain a physical and return a signed medical release from a physician.
- Complete physical fitness test and meet OPOTA's physical fitness standards.