I am interested in joining the police academy but I need to know if I should quit my job, get a part-time job or if it is paid. If it is, does anyone know roughly how much it is?
2006-06-13 15:43:38 · 3 answers · asked by amyiswaykoo 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law Enforcement & Police
do you know around how much training pays for San Bernardino County California?
2006-06-13 15:47:20 · update #1
There are to ways to attend a Law Enforcement Academy.
The first way is to pay to put yourself through, which, in California, typically costs between $5000 and $8000 (not counting room and board). Once you graduate you can feel free to apply to any agency you want.
or...
You can apply to a specific agency, and try to get hired for an entry-level position. The agency who hires you will pay for your academy as your employer. But, once you graduate, don't expect to work anywhere else for a few years. Also, not every agency hires entry-level employees, so do your research.
San Bernardino does hire entry-level employees and pays them $17.20-$18.98 an hour while they are in the academy. Once they graduate they make between $45,468-$63,690 a year.
In my opinion, it is a much smarter move to get hired prior to attending the academy rather than paying to send yourself through.
2006-06-14 14:49:29 · answer #1 · answered by SevenPoints_7 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If you are already hired by a police department, you will normally go to work for them around the station untill the next academy is held. You will go and be paid thier starting probationary pay.
Many people also pay thier own way though a police academy. If you have applied at various places but can not seem to get hired, you pay the cost of the academy and just go. ( you are not paid) normally sometime before graduation you will get some offers. It may be from smaller departments that can't afford to send people to the academy but I have never known anyone that paid thier way that did not get a couple offers
2006-06-14 01:14:16 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
San Bernardino Police Academy
2016-11-16 06:15:13 · answer #3 · answered by forker 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are sponsored (hired) by a police or sheriff's agency, then you will get paid. You can go un-sponsored in which case you won't get paid.
2006-06-13 15:59:18 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not all acadamies pay. Some places you have to put yourself through and then hope a department hires you. Most big cities though, pay you while your in the academy, because they hire you before.
2006-06-13 15:49:23 · answer #5 · answered by bambi47 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, You get paid, and pretty well, I may add...
the pay scale is different between the agencies, local, state and Federal govt.
2006-06-13 15:45:49 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes it depends on the city that is hiring you. It is paid training
2006-06-13 15:46:03 · answer #7 · answered by realestate_leader 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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Large cities pay you to go, I got paid.
2016-04-06 06:00:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you must be Young because if you were older or had a brain you would have asked the academy you will make a fine police officer moron ten four 1 adam 12 i hope you show up when im robbing a bank over and out
2006-06-16 15:58:34 · answer #9 · answered by joey 3 · 0⤊ 7⤋
It depends on what city youre in. I would NOT recommend getting another job because you will be exhausted at the end of each day!!
2006-06-13 15:46:56 · answer #10 · answered by sunny_fluff 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋