Police Academy Program
Police Academy at NC
Name of Department: Police Academy
Name of Department Chair/Program Director: Alan Eddins
Navarro College’s fully licensed Police Academy offers basic peace officer certification and in-service training for licensed law enforcement officers. The Basic Peace Officer Course is a 680-hour program designed to prepare the student to pass the Peace Officer licensing exam given by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement.
The program includes training in the following areas: current penal & traffic law, defensive tactics, first aid, patrol tactics, cultural diversity, and firearms.
*NOTE: Students must meet all eligibility requirements of TCOLE and the Navarro College Police Advisory Board to enroll in the Police Academy program. Visit the Admission Requirements page for more details.
Notice to Students Regarding Licensing
Effective September 1st 2017, HB 1508 amends the Texas Occupations Code Section 53 that requires education providers to notify you a potential or enrolled student that a criminal history may make you ineligible for an occupational license upon program completion.
The following website provides links to information about the licensing process and
requirements. /conted/police-academy/admission/ or go to
http://www.tcole.texas.gov/content/civilian-non-licensed-person.
You may obtain more information about our program and application process to the Police Academy by visiting our “Admissions Process” page at /academics/police-academy/admission-requirements/.
Should you wish to request a review of the impact of criminal history on your potential Texas Peace Officer License prior to or during your quest for a degree, you can visit this link and request a “Criminal History Evaluation.” https://records.txdps.state.tx.us/dpswebsite/criminalhistory/
This information is being provided to all persons who apply or enroll in the program with notice of the requirements as described above, regardless of whether or not the person has been convicted of a criminal offense.
Additionally, HB 1508 authorizes licensing agencies to require reimbursements when a student fails to receive the required notice.
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Admission to the Police Academy program
Visit the Admission Requirements page for more details.
Program |
Program Length |
Corsicana Campus |
Waxahachie Campus |
Accepting Applications |
| Fall Full-Time | August - December | M-F | 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. | April 20 - July 27 | |
| Fall Part-Time | August - May | M-Th | 6:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. | M-Th | 6:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. | April 20 - July 27 |
| Shift (Fire and EMS only) | August - May | Upcoming Fall Class: C Shift | April 20 - July 27 | |
| Spring Full-Time | January - May | M-F | 8:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. | October 1 - December 4 |
Career Destination Map
Basic Peace Officer Course Certification
Career Opportunties
Correctional Officers and Jailers
Criminal Investigators and Special Agents
First-Line Supervisors of Correctional Officers
First-Line Supervisors of Police and Detectives
Gainful Employment
Download a copy of the gainful employment report – Police Academy (PDF)
Marketable Skills
- Active Listening
- Active Learning
- Critical Thinking
- Complex Problem Solving
- Coordination
- Decision Making
- Instructing
- Learning Strategies
- Monitoring
- Management of Resources
- Negotiation
- Persuasion
- Public Interaction
- Reading Comprehension
- Systems Analysis
- Systems Evaluation
- Social Perceptiveness
- Speaking
- Service Orientation
- Time Management
- Writing
Transfer Opportunties
Navarro College
Tarleton State University
Southwestern Assemblies of God University
PROGRAM CONTACT INFORMATION
Monday - Friday
8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Program Coordiantor | Corsicana Campus | (903) 875-7702
Email: policeacademy@navarrocollege.edu
