In order to become POST-certified as a peace officer, you must first attend a POST-approved Basic academy. All Basic academies must meet or exceed POST requirements. The minimum required Basic curriculum is 556hours, though all academies exceed this requirement. Academies may be full-time or part-time, and length ranges from 16 to 40 weeks and typically run from August-December or January-May/June. Attendance at agency academies is limited to individuals sponsored by a law enforcement agency. Community college academies operate on open-enrollment and are generally self-funded. Specific requirements for admission must be met in order to enroll. Please contact the individual academies directly to obtain information regarding the application process, cost and length of program. There is NO online academy...
Click to view the Colorado POST Academy Statistics [updated 07/2021] spreadsheet. PLEASE NOTE: The annual and overall statewide rankings contained in this Academy Metric are based on the sole measurable data point available, the POST written exam. While this is an important and useful assessment tool, it cannot entirely capture the entire breadth of instruction at a law enforcement training academy. Soft skills, such as communication and de-escalation, cannot be quantified with current assessment methods and are therefore not used towards these rankings. Users of this Academy Metric should understand that while this tool can be effective in comparing law enforcement training academies across the state, it does not capture the overall quality of training provided to recruits.
Current Basic Academic Training Curriculum (2022)
HB21-1122 Commission Resource Guide (2022)
Please review the Basic Certification page for further information regarding the certification process.
List of Reserve Academies
List of Refresher Academies
Click here for information about certification of non-United States citizens.
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Adams County Sheriff's Academy |
FLATROCK Regional Training Center
23600 E. 128th Ave.
Commerce City, CO 80022 |
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Aims Windsor Campus, Public Safety Institute Building
1130 South Gate Drive
Windsor, CO 80550
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Community College | Jeff Smith Director |
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Arapahoe C.C. Law Enforcement Academy |
5900 South Santa Fe Drive
Littleton, CO 80160-9002 |
Community College | David P. Bruce
Director
303-797-5874
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Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office Training Academy |
13101 E Broncos Pkwy |
Agency | Quinn Cunningham Director |
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25950 East Quincy Avenue |
Agency | Lt. Justin Shipley Director |
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Law Enforcement Training Academy
3000 County Road 114 Glenwood Springs, CO 81601 |
Community College | Stewart Curry Director 970-947-8173 Joseph Maes Assistant Director 970-947-8283 |
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Colorado Mountain College - Summit County | 333 Fiedler Ave Dillon, CO 80435 Google Maps |
Community College |
Stewart Curry |
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Colorado Springs PD Training Academy |
725 North Murray Blvd.
Colorado Springs, CO 80915
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Agency |
Director
719-444-7679
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Camp George West
15055 Golden Road Golden, CO 80401 |
Agency |
Training Services Branch Cmdr.
303-273-1753
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9235 East 10th Drive
Building 859 Denver, CO 80230 |
Community College |
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Denver Police Academy |
2155 North Akron Way
Denver, CO 80238 |
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El Paso County S.O. Training Academy |
Office of the Sheriff
27 East Vermijo Colorado Springs, CO 80903 |
Agency |
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Fort Collins Police Services Academy |
2221 S Timberline Rd |
Agency |
Lt. Jackie Pearson |
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Front Range Community College Law Enforcement Academy |
4616 S Shields St Fort Collins, CO 80526 Google Maps |
Community College | Gwen Burke Director |
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6001 Ron King Trail
Littleton, CO 80125 |
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1955 S. Kipling St
Lakewood CO 80227
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Agency |
Cmdr. Greg Gompert (Jeffco)
Director
303-271-5439 or 303-987-7364
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1802 Colorado Avenue
La Junta, CO 81050 (Physical: 551 Prospect St, La Junta) |
Community College |
Vincent Fraker
Director |
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5675 South Academy Blvd.
Colorado Springs, CO 80906 |
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Pueblo Law Enforcement Academy |
900 West Orman Avenue
Pueblo, CO 81004 |
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200 South Main Street
Pueblo, CO 81003 |
Agency | Sgt. Melissa Jacober Director 719-533-3268 |
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13300 West Sixth Avenue
Lakewood, CO 80228 |
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33057 Hwy 160
Mancos, CO 81328 |
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1765 U.S. Highway 50
Delta, CO 81416 |
Community College | Kimberly Shea Director 970-874-6576 |
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Law Enforcement Training Academy
1011 Main Street Alamosa, CO 81101 (Physical: 502 2nd Street, Alamosa) |
Community College | Sgt. Tate Kindschuh Director 719-252-3605 |
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1950 "O" Street
Greeley, CO 80631 (Physical: 1104 H Street, Greeley) |
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Director
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Western Colorado Peace Officers Academy |
2508 Blichmann Avenue
Grand Junction, CO 81505 |
Community College | Michael Diehl Director |
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Western Colorado Law Enforcement Academy | PO Box 790 Montrose, CO 81402 |
Agency |
Courtney Jones |