My Path
>
Training
>
Ohio Peace Officer Basic Certificate
Ohio Peace Officer Basic Certificate
at Hocking College
Columbus Catalog
The Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy (OPOTA) certification is one of the most popular Hocking College certificate programs and can be earned in just one semester. Join our graduates who earn OPOTA certification and are immediately eligible for full-time employment.
Leads to
Costs
Takes
Example Career
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.
Showing wage data for:
Entry
Median
High
Salary
Hourly Wage
$38,270
$57,840
$86,900
$18.4
$27.81
$41.78
