Law Enforcement Academy

Please note: Starting Spring 2024, we will be making the move to the Basic Peace Officer 736 Texas Commission of Law Enforcement (TCOLE) curriculum in compliance with the 88th Legislation Session, TCOLE and the San Antonio College TCOLE Advisory Board. Starting 2023, the Law Enforcement Academy will no longer be having a weekend academy.

What's special about the program?

Instructors in this program are seasoned active or veterans in the law enforcement service with many years of cumulative teaching and different professions in the criminal justice system.

What will I learn?

Courses are designed to provide knowledge and techniques for understanding how criminal justice and social structures influence human behavior.

Courses

What can I do with this course study?

Qualified graduates to seek employment for most municipal police departments, county jails, or state correctional facilities.

FAQs

ACADEMY ENTRY REQUIREMENTS:

All Law Enforcement Academy Application requirements and standards have been approved by the Law Enforcement Academy Advisory Board:

Admission Requirements

• To be accepted into the SAC Law Enforcement Academy, candidates must meet the following TCOLE and Academy requirements United be a United States Citizen:
  • a. Certified copy of a birth certificate
  • b. Passport
  • c. Certificate of Citizenship
  • d. Passport Card
  • e. Naturalization Papers
• Must be a high school graduate or have a general education development (GED) test indicating a high school graduate level.
• Be 21 years of age before graduation from the Academy.
• Be fingerprinted and subjected to a search of local, state, and U.S. National Records and Fingerprint Files to disclose any criminal record.
• Not currently charged with any criminal offense for which conviction would be a bar to licensure.
• Have never been on court-ordered community supervision or probation for any criminal offense above the grade of a Class B misdemeanor or a Class B misdemeanor or a Class B misdemeanor within the last ten (10) years from the date of the court order.
• Have never been convicted of an offensive above the grade of a Class B misdemeanor or a Class B misdemeanor within the last ten years.
• Have never been conviceted in any court of an offense involving family violence as defined under Chapter 71, Texas Family Code.
• Not prohibited by state or federal law from operating a motor vehicle.
• Not prohibited by stated or federal law from possessing firearms or ammunition.
• Have never received a dishonorable or other discharge based on misconduct which bars future military service.
• Have not had a commission license denied by final order or revoked; not currently on suspension and does not have a surrender of license currently in effect.
• Be examined by a licensed physician and be declared, in writing, within the past 180 days, both: a. Physically sound and free from any defects which may adversely affect the performance of duty as a peace officer.
• Show no trace of drug dependency or illegal drug use after a blood test or other medical test.
• Successfully complete all enry requirements and forms as reqired by the SAC LEA.

We encourage any prospective applicant that has any criminal history to complete the FAST form and be approved by TCOLE prior to scheduling the medical and psychological examination. We will notify you when we receive the FAST results from TCOLE.

LEA Registration Dates (Summer 2024)

The Law Enforcement Academy (LEA) is currently taking applications for next day and evening classes (part-time academy) which starts January 21, 2025. We will be taking applications starting on August 1, 2024, the "full time academy" that starts January 13, 2025.

Day and Evening Academy:

All Personal History Statements (PHS) and required paperwork and documentation are due within two (2) weeks of being issued to you. Last day to accept a (PHS) for the day and evening classes is January 10, 2025, by 12 p.m. All medical (L2) and psychological (L3) are due by the date assigned to you by the LEA. Current TCOLE licensed Jailers and Dispatchers using a Declaration of Licensing Course Enrollment Eligibility (DOLCE/L1) are due by January 10, 2025 by 5 p.m. Those who do not meet the deadlines may be considered for the Summer 2025 academy. All applicants and required documents will be accepted by appointment please contact sac-lea@alamo.edu to schedule. All documents will be turned in at the First Responders Academy located at 15775 IH 35 South, Atascosa, TX 78002.

Those who do not meet the deadlines may be considered for the Summer 2025 academy.

For more information or to request an application please email sac-lea@alamo.edu.

Full Time Academy

• All Personal History Statements (PHS) and required paperwork and documentation are due within two (2) weeks of being issued to you. Last day to accept a (PHS) is January 6, 2025, by 12 p.m.
• All medical (L2) and psychological (L3) are due by the date assigned to you by the LEA.
• Current TCOLE licensed Jailers and Dispatchers using a Declaration of Licensing Course Enrollment Eligibility (DOLCE/L1) are due by January 6, 2025, by 5 p.m.

Those who do not meet the deadlines may be considered for the Summer 2025 day or evening academy or Summer 2025 full time academy.

Basic Peace Officer I, II, III, IV and V
Day & Night Classes start: Spring 2025, Summer 2025, Fall 2025, Spring 2026
Full Time Academy Start: January 2025, May 2025, September 2025, Spring 2026

Class Times

• Day: 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. / Monday - Friday
• Night: 5:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m. / Monday - Friday
• Full Time Academy: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. / Monday - Friday
• ***Earlier reporting in times-will be mandatory time to time***
• *Physical Fitness for Law Enforcement is now a requirement-reporting time will be 6:30 a.m. for full time, 7:30 a.m. for day, and 4:30 p.m. on the dates and times the course is assigned to you.*

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