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Peace Officer Academy Application

Important Information for Spring 2025 Applicants

Starting in Spring semester 2025, the Peace Officer Academy is only offered to sponsored applicants employed by a law enforcement agency. Application packets will be sent to the sponsoring organizations for distribution to candidates.

Submit sponsored applications for the Spring 2025 Academy between October 15 and December 6, 2024.

For more information or questions, contact crj@aims.edu.


How to Apply to the Aims Peace Officer Academy Certificate Program

Due to high demand, for Spring 2025 Aims is only accepting sponsored applicants for the Peace Officer Academy. 

Email crj@aims.edu with any questions.

Local law enforcement agencies are in need of recruits. Each agency has its own hiring process. To become a sponsored candidate, you will need to be hired by an agency that will then sponsor you for the academy.

Follow the instructions below to apply to the Aims Basic Peace Officer Academy Certificate program.

Step One: Apply to Aims Community College.

  1. If you're not already a student, apply for admission to Aims. It's free to apply and the application takes about 15 minutes to fill out.
  2. Activate your Aims.edu student email address.

Step Two: Fill out and submit your completed Peace Officer Academy application.

Your Peace Officer Academy application packet will be sent to your sponsoring organization, which will forward it to you to fill out and submit. 

Follow the instructions in the application packet to submit all the required documents.


Questions?

We are here to answer any questions you may have. 

Contact the department at crj@aims.edu with any questions about the academy or application process.