LRGVDC Regional
Police Academy and training center

The LRGVDC Regional Police Academy and Training Center conducts a Basic Peace Officer Academy Program as well as training courses for current law enforcement and first responder officers throughout the Lower Rio Grande Valley.

The Basic Peace Officer Academy program consists of at least 618 hours of instruction as required by the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officers Standards and Education (TCLEOSE). Regional Police Academy Basic Peace Officer Academy tuition is $1250. Applicants must successfully pass a pre-entrance exam as well as a background check and comply with the TCLEOSE established requirements for entrance.

A minimum of three (3) Basic Peace Officer Academies are conducted each year.

Peace Officer throughout the Lower Rio Grande Valley and officers from throughout the state attend in-service training to include TCLEOSE mandated in-service training as well as additional law enforcement training courses designed to enhance their law enforcement experience.

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