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POLICE ACADEMY

PROGRAM QUICK FACTS

    • 800 Hours
    • Approx. 22 weeks

  • Day Academy
    Monday through Friday

    • 8:00 am to 5:00 pm

    (Reporting time to class will vary, with a required report time of 15 minutes prior to class.)

    Day academy requires some weekend training.

    • Fall Academy (22 weeks)
    • Start Date: November 3, 2025

  • Scarlet Oaks Career Campus
    Public Safety Services
    200 Scarlet Oaks Drive
    Cincinnati, Ohio 45241

  • Direct Cost:  The cost of the program

    • Tuition: $9,000
    • Books/Tools/Supplies: $715
    • Total: $9,715

    Please note:  Books, tools, and supplies are a requirement of each program and are a mandatory cost of the program.

    Indirect Costs:  These are not costs to attend Great Oaks, but an estimate of living expenses you may have while attending school. They are shown for federal financial aid purposes, and include child care, housing, transportation, etc.

    Day Academy:

    • Dependent Student: $9,478
    • Independent Student: $10,512

  • Successful completion of this course and passing the Ohio Peace Officer Certification Exam is the first step to Ohio certification by the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission.

    Accredited by OPOTA (Ohio Peace Officers Training Academy) and COE (the Council on Occupational Education.)

  • Public Safety Services

    • 513.771.1142

    Commander James Hubbell, Police Training Supervisor

    Mark Preuss, Academy Coordinator

Start Enrolling Now For THE POLICE ACADEMY PROGRAM Beginning In November 2025.

The first step of enrollment is to attend a

Physical Fitness Assessment.

Serve and protect. Are you the kind of person that wants to make sure your community is safe? Through the Great Oaks Police Academy, you’ll become eligible to earn the Ohio Peace Officer Certificate, which is the gateway to inclusion in a class of individuals who are sought by many police recruiters. Gain over 800 hours of police training under the direction of a State Certified Police Academy Commander.

What you will learn: 800+ hours of police training under the direction of a state-certified police academy commander, administration, first aid, AED certification, human relations, civil disorders, patrol, physical conditioning, driving, emergency vehicle operation, subject control, firearms, traffic investigation, criminal investigations, impact weapons, bombs and explosives, Ohio Revised Criminal Code, Critical Incident Management.

Physical Fitness Assessment Dates:

To register for the physical fitness assessment, please click the above link or contact Jim Hubbell at 513.612.3652 or hubbellj@greatoaks.com.

The assessment is held at Great Oaks Public Safety Services, 200 Scarlet Oaks Drive, Cincinnati OH 45241. Building 200, Main Entrance.

STEPS OF ENROLLMENT:

  1. Register & successfully pass a pre-academy physical fitness test
  2. Fill out an application
  3. Explore funding options
  4. Schedule WorkKeys®
  5. Submit all required documents
    • Upload HS Diploma, transcript or HSE in the student portal
    • All financial aid paperwork and/or payment
    • Sign all required documents in the student portal

All students must be 21 years old by the completion of the program and have a high school diploma or HSE (High School Equivalency). HSE hotline: 513.612.5806

All Fire Academy and Police Academy students must complete a BCI/FBI background check before starting the class.

WORKKEYS TEST INFORMATION

Great Oaks Career Campuses is accredited by the Commission of the Council on Occupational Education (council-org)

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Two police academy officers stand next to a police car, smiling at the camera.