Schedule

Basic Peace Officer Certification (BPOC)

BPOC APPLICATION IS ON-GOING!

FOR 2025 SUMMER II - FALL, 23-WEEK DAYTIME POLICE ACADEMY

CLASS SCHEDULE: MONDAY-FRIDAY, 8:00AM-5:00PM

• February 17, 2025 (Mon) - Application period opens.  To start with your application, please email Mr. John Hornsby (Director, Police Academy) at JHornsby@delmar.edu to schedule a phone interview. Please include your email and telephone number where you can be reached. Mr. Hornsby will contact you to conduct a brief interview. The interview is held for pre-qualification purposes, and an application packet will be issued to pre-qualified applicants only.
• June 16, 2025 (Mon) - Deadline to submit completed application packet. Packet submission is by appointment only.  Packet will be checked for completeness before it gets officially received for final review.

Only for those officially accepted into the Academy:

• June 25, 2025 (Wed) - Physical fitness test
• July 3, 2025 (Thur)- Cadet orientation
• July 7, 2025 (Mon)- First day of classes
• December 11, 2025 (Thur)- Last day of classes (graduation)

TCOLE IN-SERVICE CE COURSES

The following classes will be offered at the Del Mar College Regional Police Academy. They are currently open for registration.  The ALERRT course is currently open for registration at www.alerrt.org.

• Jail Firearms Course #3599 – March 3^rd thru March 5^th, 2025 (0800-1700) at Bee County Sheriff’s Department
• Basic Instructor #1014 – March 17^th thru March 21^st, 2025 (0800-1700) at Del Mar College Windward Campus (PS1-205)
• Crisis Intervention Training (CIT) #1850 – March 24^th thru March 28^th, 2025 (0800-1700) at Del Mar College Windward Campus (PS1-205)
• ALERRT Level 1 #3311 – March 29^th thru March 30^th, 2025 (0800-1700) at Del Mar College Windward Campus (PS1-219)

Contact Academy Director John Hornsby directly at 361-698-1859 regarding enrollment information for licensing courses (Basic Jailers Course). Questions regarding eligibility for the Basic Instructor Course, and ALERRT Level 1 should also be directed to John Hornsby.

• All continuing education classes, are free to current local and county law enforcement officers in the Coastal Bend Council of Government Region (Aransas, Bee, Brooks, Duval, Jim Wells, Kenedy, Kleberg, Live Oak, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio).
• State officers, Federal officers, licensees not currently employed, and officers employed outside the CBCOG must pay the full price of the course on or before the first day of class.  Contact the Academy Director John Hornsby at 361-698-1859 for pricing information.
• All students attending ALERRT courses MUST register on their website (www.alerrt.org).
• For Del Mar College registration go to https://colss-prod.ec.delmar.edu/Student/InstantEnrollment and search "CJLE" or “CJSA” for enrollment. You can also call 361-698-1328

TCOLE courses Calendar Updates

Updates on the CE CALENDAR OF TCOLE COURSES are emailed regularly to those who are in the Police Academy mailing list. Click here to be added to the mailing list and start receiving the most recent calendar updates.  Please note that the updates will be coming from the program email address, dmcpoliceacademy@delmar.edu. We would recommend adding said email address to your contacts to reduce the possibility of getting the calendar updates directed to your spam or trash folder.