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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

decorative Every Wednesday at 4:00pm & Thursday at 11:00 – Affordable Yoga 4 First Responders
KLETC Edwards Campus, Overland Park
Register: thayselden@kletc.org

Jan. 5-Mar. 18, Hybrid – Foundations of Frontline Leadership, *35-Hours MO POST Cert.
KLETC Edwards Campus, Overland Park
Register: Leadership (enrole.com)  

Jan. 8, 8:00-5:00 – Fundamental Cell Entry and Extraction
Gardner PD, Gardner
Register: Cell Extraction (enrole.com)

Jan. 21, 8:00-5:00 – De-Escalation: Communication, Decision Making, and Tactics
KLETC Edwards Campus, Overland Park
Register: De-Escalation (enrole.com)

Jan. 22, 8:00-5:00 - Team Coordinated Subject Control
JCRPA, Overland Park
Register: Team Tactics (enrole.com)  

Feb. 20, 8:00-5:00 – Foundations of Crime Analysis
KLETC Edwards Campus, Overland Park
Register: Crime Analysis (enrole.com)  

Feb. 23, 8:00-5:00 – Community Policing and Engagement
KLETC Edwards Campus, Overland Park
Register: Community Policing (enrole.com)  

Feb. 23-Nov. 19, Hybrid – 2026 Command School
KLETC Edwards Campus, Overland Park
Register: Command School (enrole.com)  

Mar. 2, 10:00-3:00 – Gold Shield Signature Lecture Series: Encourage the Heart
KLETC Edwards Campus, Overland Park
Register: FLETC (enrole.com)

March 23-25, 2026, 8:00am-5:00pm – Field Training Officer Program
KU Edwards Campus, Overland Park
Register: Field Training (enrole.com)  

Mar. 30-Apr. 3, 8:00-5:00 – 2026 Supervisor School, *40-Hours MO POST Cert.
KLETC Edwards Campus, Overland Park
Register: Supervisor School - March (enrole.com)  

May 4-8, 8:00-5:00 – EVOC Train the Trainer
KLETC Edwards Campus, Overland Park
Register: EVOC (enrole.com)  

Aug. 17-21, 8:00-5:00 – 2026 Supervisor School, *40-Hours MO POST Cert.
KLETC Edward Campus, Overland Park
Register: Supervisor School - August (enrole.com)