UC Clermont's Police Academy Registering Now for January Classes

UC Clermont College is now registering students for the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy (OPOTA) Course starting Jan. 3, 2012.

The program consists of 582 hours and covers two quarters in which the students will earn 36 credit hours toward their degree. The tuition and administrative fees totaling $4,263 covers all of the activities in the OPOTA program including the use of the Police Academy firearms, ammunition, and police vehicles. Students may sign up now through the month of December. Seats are limited so to guarantee a seat sign up early.

"Over the past 12 years, the Police Academy has had a 100 percent pass rate of those students sitting for the OPOTA exam," said David Gregory, program director of the UC Clermont Police Academy.

Primary hours for the Police Academy are 6- 10 p.m. Monday through Friday, with Saturday sessions for firearms training, defensive driving, and self defense. Saturday hours are 8 a.m. –5 p.m.  This is an intensive six-month program.

Visit the website to review the OPOTA requirements and for enrollment information:

http://www.ucclermont.edu/academics/police_academy.html

Or call Admissions at (513) 732-5319. The UC Clermont Police Academy is located at the Live Oaks Career Development Campus, 5956 Buckwheat Rd in Milford.

The State of Ohio Attorney General’s Office and the Ohio Peace Officer Training Council (OPOTC) recognize the Basic Peace Officer Training at the Clermont College Police Academy.