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Police Officer Training Academy
at Atlanta Police Department
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The Atlanta Police Training Academy is a premier law enforcement training institution that provides comprehensive training to prepare recruits for a career in policing. With a new, state-of-the-art training facility currently under construction, the Atlanta Police Training Academy is currently located at Atlanta Metropolitan State College. Learn more about the new facility by visiting The Atlanta Public Safety Training Center website. The academy offers a rigorous program that lasts for more than 20 weeks with the goal of providing the highest quality of training to produce skilled and knowledgeable police officers who will uphold the highest standards of professionalism and serve the community with integrity.
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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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$45,200
$72,280
$111,700
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Admissions
To qualify for an Academy class:
- Run 1.5 miles in 14:30 or less
- Run Obstacle Course in less than 2 minutes To graduate from the Academy:
- Run 1.5 miles in 13:30 or less
- Run Obstacle Course in less than 1 min 41 seconds with additional elements added