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Johnson County Regional Police Academy

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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July 13 – Sept. 29 – Foundations of Frontline Leadership
KU Campus, Hutchinson.
Register: Frontline Leadership - July

Aug. 17-21 – Supervisor School
KU Edwards Campus, Overland Park.
Register: Supervisor School

Aug. 24 – 27 – Instructor Development School
KU Edwards Campus, Overland Park.
Register: IDP

Sept. 3 – Basic Explosive Awareness for Law Enforcement
KU Edwards Campus, Overland Park.
Register: Explosives

Sept. 28-30 – Kansas Peace Officers Association Annual Conference
Drury Plaza Hotel, Wichita.
Register: KPOA

Oct. 1 – Gold Shield: Asymmetrical Leadership - Displaying the Mindset, Heartset, and Actions of a Leader at Any Level
KU Edwards Campus, Overland Park.
Register: Gold Shield

Oct. 5 – Dec. 15 – Foundations of Frontline Leadership
KU Edwards Campus, Overland Park.
Register: Frontline Leadership - October

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

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

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