Kirtland Regional Police Academy

Let the best train you to be your best — and serve!

Kirtland Regional Police Academy is offered at Kirtland Grayling.

What will you learn?

You’ll learn what it takes to be a police officer. You’ll learn how to respond to demands placed on law enforcement officials. You’ll learn how to handle situations and weapons. This highly regarded program will prepare you to fill a job that’s open now. You’ll learn what you need to know to get hired, serve — and explore career choices you might consider later.    

Neil Simmons

I am a sponsored cadet out of Cheboygan County where I’ve worked for five years. My Sheriff sent me here for the Academy. We selected Kirtland for my training because it is in a region very similar to the type of policing we do in Cheboygan. The instructors are very responsive and they provide a lot of information to help us excel in the program.

As a sponsored cadet, my Sheriff’s Department pays for my tuition and my housing and I still collect my paycheck every two weeks. When I’m done, I’ll be going back to an open road position and I’ll be debt free!

Neil S.

Complete your Police Academy training through us!

Our Regional Police Academy is designed for more than just training officers. We give you instructors considered to the best of the best at training and teaching. We promise to prepare you for success.

This program is for people who are:

• interested in serving via law enforcement or emergency response
• willing to learn while they train
• ready to become part of a family of successful graduates
• willing to improve with the guidance of expert trainers and instructors.

Train. Choose. Serve.

There are several ways you can enter our Regional  Police Academy:

1. As the last semester of our Criminal Justice Pre-Service AAS program.
2. Being sponsored by a law enforcement agency.
3. If you already have an associate degree or higher in any subject and want to become a law enforcement officer.
4. If you qualify for a Military Police educational waiver from MCOLES.
5. As the last semester of your CJ program with one of our partnering colleges.

With a median salary at $63,380 and a job growth outlook between now and 2026 at 7% for police officers and detectives (according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics), your investment of time and money will be worth it.

The jobs available for graduates of our Regional Police Academy are abundant, and those continuing on to specialized fields find our training has served them well. Employers are confident when hiring our graduates because they are familiar with the long-term success and caliber of our program.

You WILL be ready!

Whether you want to join the ranks of police officers or simply have to check the “police academy” box on your criminal justice journey, we are going to train you to be ready.

Our academy exceeds state requirements for police academy core curriculum. We are committed to having you join the ranks of our graduates who have passed the Michigan Commission on Law Enforcement Standards (MCOLES) licensing exam.

The success of our program has been propelling our graduates for years. Our Regional Police Academy graduates have achieved a 99.99% MCOLES pass rate during the past decade.

We feel as though it is our duty to prepare you to serve in a community of your choice in whichever capacity you choose. Agencies around the country are looking for people trained by us.  

What’s distinctive about our Regional Police Academy?

• Did you notice the 99.99% MCOLES pass rate?
• The mix of classroom and hands-on work produces results.
• Our state-of-the-art multi-screen interactive simulator and a remote-controlled LIVE FIRE target system make training legitimately modern.
• Instructors are experts in the field — and work in it!

Ready to get started?

You’ll have your foot in the door quickly because our program’s reputation will have preceded you. Get started today. Our admissions, registration, advising and financial services staff are ready to help you now!