Level 1 Modular Academy.

[Tacit Blue]

Any of you gentlemen know where a Reserve lvl 1/Modular class is offered??

[center_x]

Sac regional public training center

[Tacit Blue]

Too far.. I'm in the San Diego area. I figured out O.C Sheriff's Academy/ Santa Ana Public Safety center has it.. I know O.C is one of the toughest in the state. Anywhere else closer?

[tom2]

I'm in NorCal and don't know how much of help the following will be.....



Southwestern College Basic Academy
900 Otay Lakes Road, Rm 560J
Chula Vista, CA 91910

San Bernardino County Sheriff's Regional Public Safety Training Center
P. O. Box 1456
San Bernardino, CA 92402

Riverside County Sheriff's Department - Ben Clark Training Center
3423 Davis Avenue, Dept. A
Riverside, CA 92518

[Notorious]

It's going to be tough for ya. Rio Hondo in whittier had it and I know valley college in san bernardino has the extended full academy but oc is a lot closer than either one for you.

[Digital_Boy]

Miramar doesn't? Also, noob question, what's the difference between a modular and standard academy? Does modular denote an academy that is broken down into smaller segments more suitable for those already working full time to attend and get their POST certifications?

[Tacit Blue]

Miramar doesn't? Also, noob question, what's the difference between a modular and standard academy? Does modular denote an academy that is broken down into smaller segments more suitable for those already working full time to attend and get their POST certifications?

All above the above. Grossmont college offers it. Miramar offers a full basic.. A modular academy operates in a level tier system. Level III-II-I, level I is the same as a regular Peace Officer, which is considered a regular academy graduate/Officer.

[Notorious]

The full time academy is 664 hours, and the modular format breaks the hours up into separate modules so you can take it in parts instead of going six and a half months straight through.

[Digital_Boy]

The full time academy is 664 hours, and the modular format breaks the hours up into separate modules so you can take it in parts instead of going six and a half months straight through.

Cool. That's what I thought, you, Tacit Blue and Google confirmed my hypothesis. And I saw Grossmont College down in the southeastern part of SD does a modular academy, but they've stopped offering the level 1 module, which I'm guessing Tacit Blue had already discovered before he posted.

Kind of bites since SD county needs all the LEOs it can get, fulltime or reserve, and having more academies offering modular options would help. I've been considering putting myself through an academy as a volunteer, and this thread answered a question I hadn't asked : is there a part time academy for adults working full time jobs. It also pointed out how difficult it's going to be living in SD county too.

[Tacit Blue]

Cool. That's what I thought, you, Tacit Blue and Google confirmed my hypothesis. And I saw Grossmont College down in the southeastern part of SD does a modular academy, but they've stopped offering the level 1 module, which I'm guessing Tacit Blue had already discovered before he posted.

Kind of bites since SD county needs all the LEOs it can get, fulltime or reserve, and having more academies offering modular options would help. I've been considering putting myself through an academy as a volunteer, and this thread answered a question I hadn't asked : is there a part time academy for adults working full time jobs. It also pointed out how difficult it's going to be living in SD county too.

Actually SD County Sheriff's the only that's really hiring alot of People right now, (along with SDPD) they have the new budget approved. Another cool thing about a modular academy is, that when you complete a level of training. You get a certificate for it, which means you'll never have to retake it again. So if something happens down the road at level 2 or 1, you won't have to take the whole academy over again like a regular full basic. I.E being medically injured.

Just something to consider. Being a reserve and building a relationship in terms of your work ethics, is a good way for an agency to hire you on later on. All they would have to do is add you onto the payroll as a full time Officer. If you were to attend Grossmont, you would graduate at level 2. Then seek level 1 at Orange County Sheriff's Training facility ( Santa Ana College). Or goto Palomar College for their extended Police academy program. And complete everything there.

The choice is yours, but the quickest way is to attend San Diego regional academy. Which is 6 months long, high speed and full time.

[Notorious]

Actually, it's a little more involved in the transition between reserve and regular than just adding you to payroll so they cut you a check instead of just a wave and a thanks. POST mandates an updated background so you have to account for the time in between being hired as a reserve and now. Your department may require some other things... Then you have all the internal stuff for HR... Real boring stuff, but stuff nonetheless. I've been through it, that's why I know.

[Tallship]

From the Grossmont website: Those interested in attending Level I would have to travel to Riverside or Palm Desert to get the Module I modular training.

[AR15Kimo]

Might be too far for you, but Victor Valley College will be offering level 1 in early 2012 at their new facility in Apple Valley. I will be attending their first class. ( currently in level 2).

State of the art equipment from what they say.

good luck

[Jamez]

Here's the post catalog.

http://catalog.post.ca.gov/SearchResult.aspx?category=Entry+Level

it'll tell you who's offering what classes. I love this thing :-)

[TheExpertish]

I put myself through Palomar. Personally, finding a reserve position is not easy anymore. It's due to departments cuts, lack of need, and most departments want to see a full academy and have hopes of going to a full-time position. I would recommend against putting yourself through regional at Miramar. Walk-on cadets have a stigma and have a much much lower success rate of getting hired than one of the extended format academies such as the ones at Palomar, Grossmont, and Southwestern.