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Johnson County Regional Police Academy

JCRPA Mission Statement

Our mission is to provide premier law enforcement training that develops confident, capable, ethical, and resilient officers, equipping them to meet the evolving challenges of public safety and serve the communities of Johnson County with integrity, courage, and professionalism.

Only law enforcement officers employed in Johnson County may attend the Johnson County Regional Police Academy at JCCC.

By state law, the Police Academy is a “closed enrollment” academy.  It was established to provide basic law enforcement training for newly hired officers from 18 police agencies in Johnson County. Police Academy Recruits that attend the academy must first be employed by one of these agencies as police officers. They are then sent here to receive their basic training. 

Under Kansas state law, all new police officers must receive their basic law enforcement training within one year of being hired. Each recruit successfully completing 640 hours of basic training from the Police Academy will receive a certificate from The Kansas Commission of Peace Officers’ Standards and Training certifying them as a full-time Law Enforcement Officer for the State of Kansas.

The academy is operated in cooperation with the Kansas Law Enforcement Training Center, JCCC and the Johnson County Police Chiefs and Sheriffs Association.

Applications: Only Law Enforcement officers hired by Johnson County agencies may attend the Police Academy. If you are interested in becoming a Police Officer, you must first apply to become an academy-eligible police officer with individual law enforcement agencies.

Current and Upcoming Academies

Upcoming Training Bulletin

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Oct 12-16 – Investigations Bootcamp
KU Edwards Campus, Overland Park
Register: Investigations

Oct 20-21 – Safe Corrections Operations: Restraints, Searches, and Contraband Control
Johnson County Sheriff’s Office, New Century
Register: TBD

Nov 2-6 – Gracie Level 2 Live
KLETC, Hutchinson
Register: Gracie

Nov 6 – Foundations of Crime Analysis
KU Edwards Campus, Overland Park
Register: Crime Analysis

Nov 13 – Open-Source Intelligence for Law Enforcement
KU Edwards Campus, Overland Park
Register: Open Source

Nov 17 – am/pm options – Below 100
KU Edwards Campus, Overland Park
Register: Morning Session   Afternoon Session

Nov 18-19 – Legacy of Brutality: Inside the Mexican Mafia “La Eme”
Dodge City Memorial Hall, Dodge City
Register: Legacy of Brutality

Nov 20 – Force Encounters: Real World Review
KU Edwards Campus, Overland Park
Register: UOF

Dec 4 – am/pm options - Implicit Bias – Tactical Perception
Leawood Police Dept, Leawood
Register: Morning Session   Afternoon Session

Dec 9 - Gold Shield Signature Lecture Series 2026: Confronting the Active Shooter Threat - Understanding the Problem and Strengthening Law Enforcement Response
KU Edwards Campus, Overland Park
Register: Gold Shield

Jan 11-14 – Instructor Development School
Olathe Health Education Center, Olathe
Register: TBD

Jan 12-13 – Developing Women Leaders
KU Edwards Campus, Overland Park
Register: Women Leaders

Jan 21 – Life Beyond the Badge
KU Edwards Campus, Overland Park
Register: Life Beyond the Badge

Jan 21-22 – AR15/M16/M4/AR308 Rifle Armorer Course
KU Edwards Campus, Overland Park
Register: Armorer Course

Jan 26-Nov 18 – Command School
KU Edwards Campus, Overland Park
Register: CPSL - Command School

Mar 16-17 - JOCO CSI: Fundamental Crime Scene Management and Evidence Collection
KU Edwards Campus, Overland Park
Register: Crime Scene

Mar 22-25 – KLEAP Conference
KU Edwards Campus, Overland Park
Register: TBD

Mar 29-31 – Field Training Officer Program
KU Edwards Campus, Overland Park
Register: FTO 

Apr 12-16 – Supervisor School
KU Edwards Campus, Overland Park
Register: CPSL - Supervisors School