780 Hour Program
Monday – Thursday 6:00p – 10:00p
Saturday 8:00 – 5:00p
08/19/2024 – 05/01/2025
Cost: $7,625* (Pell Grant Eligible; GI Bill®)
Class Size Limited to 25 Students
Registration Closed: 08/12/2024

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From traffic accident investigation to firearms training, the Law Enforcement program prepares students to sit for the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy (OPOTA) Exam and to apply for positions as Sheriff’s Deputies and Police Officers.

Candidates must be 21 years of age by course completion, possess a high school diploma or equivalent, pass pre-admissions assessments, clear a background check and drug test, provide verification of a recent physical, and provide a certified copy of his/her driving record. Graduates earn 16 semester/24 quarter hours of CT2 College Credit. College credit also available through The University of Akron, Franklin University, and Lorain County Community College.

*Cost and hours subject to change based on OPOTA requirements

  • Legal Issues
  • Human Relations
  • Firearms
  • Driving Techniques
  • Subject Control Techniques
  • First Aid and CPR
  • Patrol
  • Civil Disorders
  • Traffic
  • Investigation
  • Physical Conditioning
  • Homeland Security
  • National Career Readiness Certificate
  • Unarmed self defense
  • Patrol & investigation procedures
  • Traffic investigation
  • Legal procedures
  • Firearms training
  • Physical conditioning and fitness
  • First Aid/CPR
  • Driving
  • Homeland security
Donald Burson Seville Police Department
Ricardo Caraballo Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department
Ryan Fioritto Royce-US Protection Service
Terry Grice Medina County Sheriff’s Office
Martina Jackson Ohio State Highway Patrol
Ed Kinney Medina City Police Department
Matthew Neil Montville Township Police Department
Brian Ohlin Brunswick Police Department
Ronald Stollar Medina County Juvenile Detention Center
Rick Stone Cleveland Police Department

Financial Aid may be available for qualified students

Graduates qualify for employment as Sheriff’s Deputies, police officers and public and private security officers.

Law Enforcement Job Outlook According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (CIP Code 43.0107)

(SOC Code 33-3051)

Overall employment of police and detectives is projected to grow 3 percent from 2022 to 2032, about as fast as the average for all occupations. About 64,500 openings for police and detectives are projected each year, on average, over the decade. Many of those openings are expected to result from the need to replace workers who transfer to different occupations or exit the labor force, such as to retire. The median annual wage for police and detectives was $69,160 in May 2022.

Medina County Career Center Adult Education division is accredited by the Commission of the Council on Occupational Education, 7840 Roswell Road, Building 300, Suite 325, Atlanta, GA 30350, Telephone 770-396-3898/FAX: 770-396-3790.

For more information, please contact Commander Doug Clinage at 330.725.8461 ext. 272